Isotopic discrimination of stable isotopes of nitrogen (delta N-15) and carbon (delta C-13) in a host-specific holocephalan tapeworm

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X13000126" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X13000126</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X13000126" target="_blank" >10.1017/S0022149X13000126</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Isotopic discrimination of stable isotopes of nitrogen (delta N-15) and carbon (delta C-13) in a host-specific holocephalan tapeworm

Original language description

During the past decade, parasites have been considered important components of their ecosystems since they can modify food-web structures and functioning. One constraint to the inclusion of parasites in food-web models is the scarcity of available information on their feeding habits and host-parasite relationships. The stable isotope approach is suggested as a useful methodology to determine the trophic position and feeding habits of parasites. However, the isotopic approach is limited by the lack of information on the isotopic discrimination (ID) values of parasites, which is pivotal to avoiding the biased interpretation of isotopic results. In the present study we aimed to provide the first ID values of delta N-15 and delta C-13 between the gyrocotylidean tapeworm Gyrocotyle urna and its definitive host, the holocephalan Chimaera monstrosa. We also test the effect of host body size (body length and body mass) and sex of the host on the ID values. Finally, we illustrate how the trophi

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

EB - Genetics and molecular biology

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2014

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of Helminthology

ISSN

0022-149X

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

88

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

5

Pages from-to

371-375

UT code for WoS article

000340562700015

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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