Table 2.
The estimated TPGlu/Phe values of 5–17 individuals within a single stage for 11 representative species
| TPGlu/Phe | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample | Number of samples | Average | 1σ1 | 1σ2 | |
| Red algae | Gelidium japonicum | 5 | 1.07 | 0.11 | 0.15 |
| Gastropod | Omphalius pfeifferi | 5 | 2.01 | 0.09 | 0.22 |
| Crustacea | Polistes japonicus | 5 | 3.86 | 0.09 | 0.46 |
| Fish | Apogon semilineatus | 11 | 3.53 | 0.05 | 0.42 |
| Fish | Girella punctata | 15 | 2.88 | 0.13 | 0.33 |
| Fish | Parapristipoma trilineatum | 5 | 2.91 | 0.06 | 0.33 |
| Fish | Pseudolabrus siebold | 5 | 3.32 | 0.07 | 0.39 |
| Fish | Sebastiscus marmoratus | 5 | 4.06 | 0.13 | 0.50 |
| Paper wasp | Polistes rothneyi | 6 | 3.02 | 0.09 | 0.24 |
| Ladybug | Harmonia axyridis | 5 | 3.06 | 0.07 | 0.24 |
| Ladybug | Illeis koebelei | 5 | 3.05 | 0.11 | 0.24 |
1
Standard deviation (1σ) for the comparison of the TPGlu/Phe values from multiple samples.
2
An average of potential uncertainly in TPGlu/Phe value calculated by taking into account the propagation of 1σ for δ15NGlu, δ15NPhe, β, and TDF in eq. (1).