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ArticleOecologia2020

Fasting affects amino acid nitrogen isotope values: a new tool for identifying nitrogen balance of free-ranging mammals.

Nico Lübcker, John P Whiteman, Robert P Millar, P J Nico de Bruyn, Seth D Newsome

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Article in Oecologia, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
5.6field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Nico LübckerDepartment of Zoology and Entomology, Mammal Research Institute, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield, 0028, South Africa. nlubcker@zoology.up.ac.za.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7141-6669
John P WhitemanDepartment of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, 23529, USA.
Robert P MillarCentre for Neuroendocrinology and Department of Immunology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa.
P J Nico de BruynDepartment of Zoology and Entomology, Mammal Research Institute, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield, 0028, South Africa.
Seth D NewsomeDepartment of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA.
University of Pretoria · ZAUniversity of New Mexico · US

Funding

National Research Foundation SFH14070373490
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Changes in the nutritional status of free-ranging animals have a strong influence on individual fitness, yet it remains challenging to monitor longitudinally. Nitrogen (δ

Indexed as

Amino AcidsFastingAnimalsCarbon IsotopesFemaleMaleNitrogen IsotopesRetrospective StudiesAmino AcidsCarbon IsotopesNitrogen IsotopesAmino acid metabolismCompound-specific stable isotopesDietElephant sealsNutritional biomarker

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PMID32300864
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