You Are What You Eat
- 15 January 1999
- journal article
- perspective
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 283 (5400) , 335-336
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.283.5400.335
Abstract
The ratios of various stable isotopes in an animal9s body reflect closely the corresponding isotope distribution in its habitat. In his Perspective, Kohn discusses the expanding collection of research results obtained with stable-isotope measurements. Such data should be extremely useful for extending our understanding of ecology, climate, and animal biology.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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