δ13C values of an herbivore and the ratio of C3 to C4 plant carbon in its diet

doi:10.1007/BF00348068

δ¹³C values of an herbivore and the ratio of C₃ to C₄ plant carbon in its diet

The δ¹³C values of whole body samples of the beetle Tribolium castaneum are closely correlated with the δ¹³C values of the plant carbon in its diet. The correlation is always high for diets ranging from 100% C₄ to 100% C₃ plant material. The degree of correlation is independent of the growth rate of the animals.

Publication:

Oecologia

Pub Date:

January 1979

DOI:

10.1007/BF00348068

Bibcode:

1979Oecol..39..197T

Keywords:

Growth Rate;
Plant Material;
Plant Carbon;
Body Sample

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δ13C values of an herbivore and the ratio of C3 to C4 plant carbon in its diet

Abstract

δ¹³C values of an herbivore and the ratio of C₃ to C₄ plant carbon in its diet