Equations for lipid normalization of carbon stable isotope ratios in aquatic bird eggs.

Stable isotope ratios are biogeochemical tracers that can be used to determine the source of nutrients and contaminants in avian eggs. However, the interpretation of stable carbon ratios in lipid-rich eggs is complicated because (13)C is depleted in lipids. Variation in (13)C abundance can therefore...

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Main Authors: Kyle H Elliott, Mikaela Davis, John E Elliott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3898914?pdf=render