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Table 2 The dietary compositions of P. fulvldraco and C. heterodon revealed by gut content analysis and the stable isotope signatures

From: Initial response of fish trophic niche to hydrological alteration in the upstream of Three Gorges Dam

Food sources

Diets of P. fulvldraco

Diets of C. heterodon

%

δ13C

δ15N

%

δ13C

δ15N

Terrestrial plants

-

-

-

-

-

-

Plant debris

-

-

-

14.5

−25.1

1.7

Phytoplankton

8.5

−23.8

5.3

23.0

−23.2

4.2

Beneath algae

-

-

-

8.5

−22.9

10.3

Zooplankton

27.0

−22.9

6.7

21.5

−23.7

6.2

Shrimp

12.5

−21.5

8.7

-

-

-

Mollusk

32.5

−22.1

7.4

27.5

−22.6

6.9

Fish

19.5

−20.7

11.4

5.0

−21.5

9.2

Bulk diet

 

−22.1

8.2

 

−22.5

6.6

Discrimination (Δ)

 

+0.47

3.3

 

−0.51

2.9

  1. “-” indicates that the food items were not found in the consumers’ guts