Feeding and growth variations affect δ13C and δ15N budgets during ontogeny in a lepidopteran larva
S. M. Charberet, A. Maria, D. Siaussat, I. Gounand, J. Mathieu
This study shows that growth rate affects carbon and nitrogen isotope fractionation in Spodoptera littoralis larvae, leading to potential misclassification in trophic level estimates.
bioRxiv · Nov 9, 2022Ecology