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. 2014 May 17;4(12):2423–2449. doi: 10.1002/ece3.1103
δ15N1

Sample Tissue Collection Date δ13CBulk Bulk Alanine Glycine Valine Leucine Isoleucine Proline Serine Methionine Glutamic acid Phenylalanine TPGlu/Phe2 1σ3 Source4
Macroalgae (Brown algae)
Undaria pinnatifida (#1) Whole 2001.2 −10.8 5.6 8.0 −0.7 6.8 5.1 5.7 5.4 −2.1 2.0 6.9 4.1 0.9 0.2 Ref 1
Undaria pinnatifida (#2) Whole 2006.5 −13.8 5.6 7.7 3.2 8.3 8.1 7.2 6.7 −0.3 2.7 9.2 4.7 1.1 0.2 Ref 2
Sargassum filicinum (#1) Whole 2001.2 −15.0 5.6 7.3 −1.5 8.4 2.8 5.8 7.2 −1.6 2.0 6.3 4.1 0.8 0.2 Ref 1
Sargassum filicinum (#2) Whole 2006.4 −14.0 5.9 7.9 −0.8 9.3 4.6 7.2 9.0 1.6 2.5 8.2 4.4 1.0 0.2 Ref 1
Ecklonia cava Whole 2010.9 −17.7 4.8 8.2 2.7 9.4 7.9 7.8 9.2 2.0 4.6 9.3 5.4 1.1 0.2 This study
Eisenia bicyclis Whole 2010.9 n.d. n.d. 9.3 3.1 10.0 9.1 8.2 8.8 −1.6 3.8 9.4 6.5 0.9 0.2 This study
Macroalgae (Red algae)
Binghamia californica Whole 2001.2 −11.8 6.5 6.9 −0.8 8.3 4.9 6.4 7.3 −1.4 0.9 8.6 3.6 1.2 0.2 Ref 1
Gelidium japonicum (#1) Whole 2001.2 −16.9 6.5 8.2 2.9 7.7 5.7 7.0 7.3 −3.3 3.2 9.3 4.7 1.2 0.2 Ref 1
Gelidium japonicum (#2) Whole 2005.5 n.d. n.d. 8.3 0.6 6.5 5.7 6.2 6.4 −2.5 3.5 9.1 5.2 1.1 0.2 This study
Gelidium japonicum (#3) Whole 2006.5 −12.8 7.3 10.4 0.4 10.6 8.5 9.4 10.5 0.6 3.8 9.2 6.6 0.9 0.2 Ref 1
Gelidium japonicum (#4) Whole 2010.9 −8.7 5.4 8.9 1.5 6.9 7.0 5.9 5.0 n.d. n.d. 7.3 3.7 1.0 0.2 This study
Gelidium japonicum (#5) Whole 2012.11 n.d. n.d. 7.4 −0.5 5.1 4.4 8.0 8.8 n.d. n.d. 9.1 5.1 1.1 0.2 This study
Gastropod
Batillus cornutus (#1) Muscle 2001.2 −16.4 7.8 16.6 4.8 15.1 12.7 14.3 14.1 7.0 3.1 16.4 5.0 2.0 0.2 Ref 1
Batillus cornutus (#2) Shell 2001.2 n.d. n.d. 16.2 3.9 14.9 12.9 14.7 n.d. 7.7 n.d. 15.9 4.6 2.0 0.2 This study
Haliotis discus (#1) Muscle 2001.2 −13.2 6.0 12.6 2.8 12.7 6.1 9.5 12.9 −0.6 1.9 13.2 4.3 1.7 0.2 Ref 1
Haliotis discus (#2) Shell 2001.2 n.d. n.d. 12.7 2.6 12.4 5.5 9.3 12.7 0.1 n.d. 13.1 3.8 1.8 0.2 This study
Omphalius pfeifferi (#1) Muscle 2001.2 −14.4 7.4 15.1 3.6 11.4 8.9 9.0 11.7 2.4 2.5 14.7 4.4 1.9 0.2 Ref 1
Omphalius pfeifferi (#2) Shell 2001.2 n.d. n.d. 15.4 3.0 11.7 8.5 9.8 11.1 3.3 n.d. 15.0 4.0 2.0 0.2 This study
Omphalius pfeifferi (#3) Muscle 2006.4 n.d. n.d. 15.2 5.1 13.5 12.3 16.7 13.0 4.1 4.3 18.0 6.1 2.1 0.2 This study
Omphalius pfeifferi (#4) Muscle 2010.11 n.d. n.d. 13.6 2.5 13.8 11.2 12.6 13.3 4.1 1.7 14.0 3.6 1.9 0.2 This study
Omphalius pfeifferi (#5) Muscle 2010.11 n.d. n.d. 17.0 5.0 16.1 14.2 15.1 15.9 7.4 2.9 16.8 5.2 2.1 0.2 This study
Echinoid
Anthocidaris crassispina Shell 2010.11 n.d. 5.8 15.5 6.8 16.0 13.0 12.8 n.d. n.d. 5.5 16.2 5.2 2.0 0.2 This study
Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus Shell 2010.11 n.d. 7.3 17.6 8.3 15.5 14.3 13.8 n.d. n.d. n.d. 17.1 7.6 1.8 0.2 This study
Bivalve
Crassostrea sp. Muscle 2010.11 n.d. 8.3 18.4 10.1 21.2 16.7 18.3 17.4 11.4 n.d. 19.7 5.8 2.4 0.3 This study
Crustacean
Pachygrapsus crassipes (#1) Muscle 2001.2 −12.5 7.8 15.9 3.7 15.4 10.7 9.4 15.4 3.3 1.9 19.3 3.8 2.6 0.3 Ref 1
Pachygrapsus crassipes (#2) Muscle 2012.7 n.d. n.d. 17.0 3.1 14.7 14.3 13.7 n.d. n.d. n.d. 18.5 4.6 2.4 0.3 This study
Pagurus filholi Muscle 2012.7 n.d. n.d. 16.0 3.2 13.2 13.0 10.5 n.d. 7.5 3.0 18.2 5.3 2.3 0.2 This study
Panulirus japonicus (#1) Sell 2011.1 −16.7 9.2 25.4 12.1 23.3 21.4 21.0 13.8 5.2 n.d. 29.1 3.9 3.9 0.5 This study
Panulirus japonicus (#2) Sell 2011.1 n.d. n.d. 25.5 6.2 23.0 19.8 18.8 15.4 7.1 n.d. 30.9 6.0 3.8 0.5 This study
Panulirus japonicus (#3) Sell 2011.1 n.d. n.d. 25.8 11.2 22.1 21.8 22.3 13.3 5.8 n.d. 29.9 5.8 3.7 0.4 This study
Panulirus japonicus (#4) Sell 2011.1 n.d. n.d. 23.0 7.6 22.6 23.9 21.4 11.3 4.7 n.d. 31.0 5.1 4.0 0.5 This study
Panulirus japonicus (#4) Sell 2012.5 n.d. n.d. 27.2 8.8 26.1 24.3 22.2 11.5 3.3 n.d. 30.6 5.2 3.9 0.5 This study
Plagusia dentipes Muscle 2001.2 −13.8 10.1 14.9 6.0 16.3 13.0 9.9 16.9 6.4 2.6 20.4 5.1 2.6 0.3 Ref 1
Percnon planissimum Muscle 2001.2 −12.5 8.4 14.1 7.5 12.8 12.9 12.3 16.4 6.6 1.8 17.9 4.9 2.3 0.2 Ref 1
Pugettia quadridens Muscle 2013.4 n.d. n.d. 17.4 4.7 15.4 7.9 8.0 16.4 2.2 n.d. 21.0 5.1 2.6 0.3 This study
Thalamita pelsarti Montgomery Muscle 2013.4 n.d. n.d. 16.4 2.1 13.3 11.3 13.9 13.8 0.7 n.d. 17.7 4.8 2.2 0.2 This study
Fish
Acanthopagrus schlegeli Scale 2007.5 −12.2 11.1 20.0 7.4 19.9 19.4 21.5 21.9 11.2 2.4 25.6 4.9 3.3 0.4 Ref 1
Apogon semilineatus (#1) Scale 2012.5 −12.7 11.9 25.5 7.5 22.6 23.6 21.7 21.2 n.d. n.d. 26.4 3.8 3.5 0.4 This study
Apogon semilineatus (#2) Scale 2012.5 n.d. n.d. 25.9 6.7 24.2 22.9 19.5 23.1 n.d. n.d. 27.0 4.2 3.6 0.4 This study
Apogon semilineatus (#3) Scale 2012.5 n.d. n.d. 27.2 8.8 25.5 24.2 23.2 22.5 n.d. n.d. 27.4 4.2 3.6 0.4 This study
Apogon semilineatus (#4–1) Scale 2012.5 n.d. n.d. 27.0 7.2 24.6 23.4 20.5 24.5 10.6 4.4 27.7 5.5 3.5 0.4 This study
Apogon semilineatus (#4–2) Scale 2012.5 n.d. n.d. 26.4 6.9 26.2 23.4 23.5 22.5 n.d. n.d. 28.4 6.4 3.5 0.4 This study
Apogon semilineatus (#4–3) Scale 2012.5 n.d. n.d. 24.7 6.1 24.3 22.4 23.6 24.7 n.d. n.d. 30.1 7.9 3.5 0.4 This study
Apogon semilineatus (#4–4) Scale 2012.5 n.d. n.d. 25.3 6.6 23.6 24.4 20.6 26.7 9.1 6.4 30.4 7.1 3.6 0.4 This study
Apogon semilineatus (#4–5) Muscle 2012.5 n.d. n.d. 25.5 8.5 24.8 22.8 24.3 24.0 4.1 4.5 29.1 6.6 3.5 0.4 This study
Apogon semilineatus (#4–6) Muscle 2012.5 n.d. n.d. 25.5 8.0 24.7 19.9 21.5 24.9 3.5 4.9 29.1 6.1 3.6 0.4 This study
Apogon semilineatus (#4–7) Muscle 2012.5 n.d. n.d. 24.3 7.6 22.4 18.3 23.9 23.1 6.5 4.6 30.7 8.0 3.5 0.4 This study
Apogon semilineatus (#4–8) Muscle 2012.5 n.d. n.d. 24.6 6.1 22.2 19.1 25.7 25.9 5.7 3.3 30.0 7.3 3.5 0.4 This study
Canthigaster rivulata Muscle 2012.11 −13.8 12.3 21.2 2.1 19.8 21.0 20.9 n.d. n.d. n.d. 25.5 6.1 3.1 0.4 This study
Ditrema temmincki temmincki Scale 2012.11 −12.9 11.0 21.6 6.0 22.3 17.7 18.1 22.5 n.d. n.d. 23.8 5.5 3.0 0.3 This study
Girella punctata (#1) Scale 2001.2 n.d. n.d. 19.3 6.5 22.4 16.4 19.7 19.3 n.d. n.d. 23.1 6.6 2.7 0.3 This study
Girella punctata (#2) Scale 2003.5 n.d. n.d. 19.6 6.2 21.8 19.3 18.7 22.5 n.d. n.d. 24.0 5.6 3.0 0.3 This study
Girella punctata (#3) Scale 2004.5 n.d. n.d. 19.4 6.3 22.4 16.5 20.0 23.2 n.d. n.d. 24.4 4.9 3.1 0.4 This study
Girella punctata (#4) Scale 2005.10 n.d. n.d. 19.2 6.3 21.8 19.0 19.3 21.7 n.d. n.d. 24.0 4.7 3.1 0.4 This study
Girella punctata (#5) Scale 2007.5 −13.8 11.1 20.7 6.3 20.2 18.1 19.8 19.4 11.5 1.6 22.0 4.4 2.9 0.3 Ref 1
Girella punctata (#6) Scale 2008.2 n.d. n.d. 19.5 6.5 21.1 18.6 22.0 19.2 n.d. n.d. 25.1 8.7 2.7 0.3 This study
Girella punctata (#7) Scale 2010.9 −13.9 11.8 23.5 8.2 26.2 24.6 24.5 25.4 3.9 4.4 23.2 5.6 2.9 0.3 This study
Girella punctata (#8) Scale 2011.11 −14.7 11.1 24.2 7.9 22.4 19.9 19.3 23.2 9.6 6.4 24.5 7.0 2.9 0.3 This study
Girella punctata (#9) Scale 2012.1 n.d. n.d. 20.2 7.0 21.0 19.7 18.6 18.5 n.d. n.d. 22.2 6.0 2.7 0.3 This study
Girella punctata (#10) Scale 2012.5 n.d. n.d. 19.5 7.6 20.7 19.1 20.3 19.2 n.d. n.d. 25.0 7.2 2.9 0.3 This study
Girella punctata (#11) Scale 2012.7 n.d. n.d. 17.9 10.5 20.0 n.d. 19.3 n.d. n.d. n.d. 24.7 6.8 2.9 0.3 This study
Girella punctata (#12) Scale 2012.9 n.d. n.d. 21.2 7.5 22.2 27.3 16.5 15.4 9.7 1.6 21.3 3.7 2.9 0.3 This study
Girella punctata (#13) Scale 2012.11 n.d. n.d. 20.0 9.6 18.7 15.5 12.1 18.4 n.d. 2.2 20.5 4.1 2.7 0.3 This study
Girella punctata (#14) Scale 2012.12 n.d. n.d. 20.4 8.7 17.0 16.9 19.8 20.0 n.d. 1.5 21.7 3.7 2.9 0.3 This study
Girella punctata (#15) Scale 2013.2 n.d. n.d. 16.6 4.9 19.2 18.9 20.0 n.d. n.d. n.d. 23.5 5.4 2.9 0.3 This study
Gymnothorax kidako (#1) Muscle 2011.11 −14.2 13.9 36.2 10.3 34.1 27.1 31.3 31.5 5.8 2.6 36.2 5.2 4.6 0.6 This study
Gymnothorax kidako (#2) Muscle 2012.2 −14.6 13.4 32.5 9.8 33.1 32.3 38.3 15.5 n.d. 4.1 38.2 6.6 4.7 0.6 This study
Gymnothorax kidako (#3) Muscle 2012.11 n.d. n.d. 28.5 7.6 28.2 25.4 37.3 29.1 n.d. 2.7 34.6 5.0 4.4 0.6 This study
Goniistius zonatus Scale 2012.11 −12.3 10.3 21.0 7.9 22.2 17.6 19.2 23.1 n.d. 5.4 26.2 6.1 3.2 0.4 This study
Halichoeres poecilopterus (#1) Scale 2010.9 −11.6 12.3 21.4 11.0 20.6 20.0 11.6 25.6 n.d. n.d. 27.0 5.3 3.4 0.4 This study
Halichoeres poecilopterus (#2) Scale 2011.12 n.d. n.d. 23.7 7.5 24.7 22.9 22.9 27.6 n.d. 5.5 28.3 7.2 3.3 0.4 This study
Halichoeres poecilopterus (#3) Scale 2011.12 n.d. n.d. 23.7 9.5 24.5 22.6 18.0 25.7 n.d. 6.4 29.6 7.1 3.5 0.4 This study
Lutjanus stellatus Scale 2012.11 −10.1 10.6 21.9 9.0 21.3 16.3 16.5 21.5 n.d. 4.7 25.2 6.0 3.1 0.4 This study
Microcanthus strigatus (#1) Scale 2011.11 −13.4 12.0 20.6 7.0 22.9 22.2 22.0 20.8 11.8 4.6 24.1 5.3 3.0 0.3 This study
Microcanthus strigatus (#2) Scale 2012.1 n.d. n.d. 22.4 7.2 22.9 24.0 21.1 22.7 n.d. n.d. 22.8 5.8 2.8 0.3 This study
Microcanthus strigatus (#3) Scale 2012.7 n.d. n.d. 21.5 19.5 21.5 20.1 19.7 18.7 n.d. 3.9 22.4 5.0 2.8 0.3 This study
Oplegnathus fasciatus (#1) Scale 2012.8 −13.3 12.8 23.9 3.6 21.5 20.0 19.1 n.d. 8.9 3.3 25.1 3.9 3.3 0.4 This study
Oplegnathus fasciatus (#2) Scale 2012.8 −13.6 12.6 27.0 9.6 23.6 25.2 22.3 n.d. 12.4 5.0 28.2 6.6 3.4 0.4 This study
Oplegnathus punctatus Scale 2012.9 −11.8 11.1 18.6 6.3 18.0 13.6 14.1 12.7 10.6 3.3 24.1 4.0 3.2 0.4 This study
Parapristipoma trilineatum (#1) Scale 2012.9 −12.8 12.4 21.7 8.1 20.0 16.8 12.7 14.4 10.5 3.2 22.3 4.5 2.9 0.3 This study
Parapristipoma trilineatum (#2) Scale 2012.9 n.d. n.d. 22.1 8.3 17.5 15.7 12.0 11.6 11.5 4.8 23.1 5.7 2.8 0.3 This study
Parapristipoma trilineatum (#3) Scale 2012.9 n.d. n.d. 21.3 8.9 19.5 13.6 10.2 20.6 9.5 3.9 22.3 4.1 2.9 0.3 This study
Parapristipoma trilineatum (#4) Scale 2012.9 n.d. n.d. 22.4 8.9 20.6 16.4 19.5 18.7 12.8 4.2 23.4 5.8 2.9 0.3 This study
Parapristipoma trilineatum (#5) Scale 2012.9 n.d. n.d. 22.8 8.4 20.3 13.9 13.3 17.8 11.8 2.9 24.0 5.4 3.0 0.3 This study
Pseudoblennius percoides Muscle 2011.12 −14.5 14.2 27.7 7.7 28.8 25.0 29.6 29.5 n.d. 5.6 30.2 6.9 3.6 0.4 This study
Pseudolabrus siebold (#1) Scale 2011.11 −11.3 11.5 21.0 8.2 21.4 17.6 18.7 22.4 11.2 2.4 24.4 3.5 3.3 0.4 This study
Pseudolabrus siebold (#2) Scale 2011.12 n.d. n.d. 23.6 10.2 24.3 22.1 22.3 25.2 15.2 4.9 26.8 5.9 3.3 0.4 This study
Pseudolabrus siebold (#3) Scale 2011.12 n.d. n.d. 23.1 8.9 25.7 22.6 18.6 n.d. n.d. n.d. 25.8 5.3 3.2 0.4 This study
Pseudolabrus siebold (#4) Scale 2011.12 n.d. n.d. 24.2 8.7 26.3 24.0 21.9 23.8 n.d. n.d. 25.8 4.9 3.3 0.4 This study
Pseudolabrus siebold (#5) Scale 2013.2 n.d. n.d. 24.7 7.9 24.7 25.7 21.3 n.d. n.d. n.d. 26.9 4.9 3.4 0.4 This study
Pteragogus flagellifer Scale 2011.12 −14.4 11.8 26.4 12.9 21.6 17.8 n.d. 24.5 n.d. 5.6 26.0 5.7 3.2 0.4 This study
Sebastes inermis (#1) Scale 2012.5 −12.5 12.5 28.4 6.4 30.5 24.3 27.4 31.6 8.9 3.2 31.6 5.3 4.0 0.5 This study
Sebastes inermis (#2) Scale 2013.2 n.d. n.d. 23.2 3.0 25.8 19.3 23.6 30.2 2.8 n.d. 29.2 4.4 3.8 0.5 This study
Sebastiscus marmoratus (#1) Scale 2012.1 −13.1 13.1 29.4 8.9 27.9 28.4 29.6 30.1 13.7 1.8 30.6 4.0 4.0 0.5 This study
Sebastiscus marmoratus (#2) Scale 2012.1 −11.6 12.4 30.1 7.1 28.1 31.1 30.7 31.4 11.9 3.8 32.6 4.2 4.3 0.5 This study
Sebastiscus marmoratus (#3) Scale 2012.1 n.d. n.d. 31.7 7.8 28.0 32.6 26.9 30.0 13.5 4.9 32.1 5.8 4.0 0.5 This study
Sebastiscus marmoratus (#4) Scale 2012.1 n.d. n.d. 28.2 7.5 26.2 29.9 25.6 28.5 n.d. n.d. 30.9 4.5 4.0 0.5 This study
Sebastiscus marmoratus (#5) Scale 2013.2 n.d. n.d. 28.1 7.8 29.3 22.7 24.9 n.d. n.d. n.d. 31.5 5.7 3.9 0.5 This study
Takifugu niphobles Muscle 2010.9 −15.8 12.9 24.9 11.5 n.d. 26.0 21.9 n.d. 17.4 3.5 26.2 5.7 3.3 0.4 This study
Octopus
Octopus vulgaris Muscle 2013.1 n.d. n.d. 22.5 6.0 26.1 21.3 22.7 n.d. 1.0 n.d. 29.6 5.3 3.8 0.5 This study

n.d.: Not determined.

1

The δ15N value was determined by single analysis for each sample.

2

TPGlu/Phe = (δ15NGluδ15NPhe − 3.4)/7.6 + 1.

3

Propagation error on the TPGlu/Phe value based on 1σ on the δ15N measurement of amino acids in this study and 1σ on the β and TDF values reported in Chikaraishi et al. 2010.

4

Ref 1: Chikaraishi et al. (2009); Ref 2: Chikaraishi et al. (2010).