Establishing isotopic turnover rates and trophic discrimination factors in tiger beetle (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) larvae through a diet switch experiment

Stable isotope ratios give insight into food web interactions, but interpretation can be clouded by the timing of isotopic change associated with changes in diet and the difference in isotope ratios between consumers and their diets at equilibrium. The 15N/14N, deemed δ15N, increases with each troph...

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Published in:	PeerJ
Main Authors:	Lesa S. Giesbrecht, Aaron J. Bell, Timothy D. Jardine, Sean M. Prager, Iain D. Phillips
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	PeerJ Inc. 2025-04-01
Subjects:	Carbon-13 Cicindela duodecimguttata Cicindela hirticollis Cicindela repanda Food web Fractionation rate
Online Access:	https://peerj.com/articles/19279.pdf