Effect of digestion on the δ13C and δ15N of fish-gut contents |
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| Authors: | J. Guelinckx,&dagger ,F. Dehairs,&Dagger F. Ollevier |
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| Affiliation: | Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Ch. Deberiotstraat 32, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium; and Department of Analytical Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium |
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| Abstract: | Gut contents of sand goby Pomatoschistus minutus showed higher C and N isotope values than the food before consumption. This enrichment was more pronounced in the hindgut than in the foregut, probably because of preferential assimilation of 12C and 14N along the gastro-intestinal tract. The results indicated that the shift towards higher values in the alimentary canal occurs in the first 2 h after feeding. |
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| Keywords: | assimilation carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes Pomatoschistus minutus stomach content analysis trophic enrichment |
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