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

Sample Stage Tissue Collection Date δ13CBulk Bulk Alanine Glycine Valine Leucine Isoleucine Proline Serine Methionine Glutamic acid Phenylalanine TPGlu/Phe2 1σ3 Source4
Higher plant
Brassica oleracea (#1) Leaf 2008.11 −32.5 4.7 0.2 −6.7 5.1 3.8 3.9 9.5 1.0 0.8 5.7 13.1 1.1 0.3 Ref 2
Brassica oleracea (#2) Leaf 2011.11 n.d. n.d. 1.7 −7.0 3.7 0.7 3.4 4.6 −2.1 n.d. 2.6 9.8 1.2 0.3 Ref 2
Brassica oleracea (#3) Leaf 2011.11 n.d. n.d. 4.3 −8.0 3.4 −1.2 −0.8 6.3 −5.5 n.d. 3.4 11.7 1.0 0.3 Ref 2
Daucus carota Leaf 2011.11 −30.6 5.9 8.3 −2.2 8.0 4.6 7.3 7.2 n.d. n.d. 8.2 15.7 1.1 0.3 Ref 3
Castanea crenata (#1) Leaf 2008.11 −30.0 0.7 −2.1 −12.7 −0.3 0.5 1.6 4.6 −4.2 n.d. 1.5 10.1 1.0 0.3 Ref 2
Castanea crenata (#2) Leaf 2010.11 −29.3 1.8 0.7 −9.8 0.2 −2.4 −0.7 6.2 n.d. n.d. 2.9 8.8 1.3 0.3 This study
Castanea crenata (#3) Nut 2008.11 n.d. n.d. n.d. −14.8 n.d. 0.1 n.d. 2.9 −7.2 n.d. 0.8 8.3 1.1 0.3 Ref 2
Citrus unshiu Leaf 2011.11 −30.6 4.9 6.4 −6.8 4.7 3.1 3.0 8.9 −0.6 n.d. 2.8 12.4 0.8 0.3 Ref 3
Cucurbita moschata Leaf 2012.8 −28.3 4.3 3.9 −8.6 1.0 −0.6 0.1 1.0 −14.5 n.d. 2.1 10.1 1.1 0.3 This study
Diospyros kaki Thunberg Leaf 2012.6 −29.3 2.8 −1.2 −4.4 −1.2 −2.2 0.0 0.0 −3.3 n.d. 1.0 8.8 1.1 0.3 This study
Prunus avium Leaf 2012.6 −30.1 3.8 1.9 −2.9 2.9 2.1 1.2 2.9 −4.3 n.d. 3.2 11.6 1.0 0.3 This study
Raphanus sativus Leaf 2011.11 −29.8 4.0 −3.6 −8.4 −2.9 −3.8 −4.3 3.3 −4.9 n.d. −2.6 5.9 1.0 0.3 Ref 3
Solanum lycopersicum Leaf 2011.11 −28.5 5.2 6.2 −3.6 2.0 2.9 1.3 8.6 −4.0 n.d. 2.0 10.3 1.0 0.3 Ref 3
Solanum melongena Leaf 2011.11 −27.7 5.6 5.6 −4.6 6.8 1.3 −0.2 15.1 5.1 n.d. 7.2 17.0 0.8 0.4 Ref 3
Solanum tuberosum Leaf 2011.11 −29.5 −2.8 −2.4 −12.1 −2.0 −5.7 −3.5 −2.0 n.d. n.d. −6.3 4.1 0.7 0.4 Ref 3
Aphid
Aphidoidea sp. Adult Whole 2011.11 −21.8 2.2 5.5 2.9 7.1 3.6 5.1 10.4 1.2 n.d. 8.1 8.9 2.0 0.2 Ref 3
Butterfly
Hestina assimilis Adult Whole 2011.8 n.d. n.d. 3.9 3.9 13.6 12.6 15.7 17.0 3.1 2.1 10.5 11.7 2.0 0.2 This study
Papilio machaon (#1) Adult Whole 2011.9 −27.3 2.8 9.1 2.4 11.8 3.6 9.5 14.7 7.5 1.7 11.0 12.5 1.9 0.3 This study
Papilio protenor Adult Leg 2012.9 −29.1 6.0 12.6 6.6 8.5 7.2 10.2 19.1 6.8 n.d. 13.6 14.7 2.0 0.2 This study
Pieris rapae (#1) Larva Whole 2008.11 −29.6 1.9 6.6 −0.4 8.2 7.0 8.9 16.3 3.7 1.6 13.0 13.4 2.0 0.2 Ref 2
Pieris rapae (#2) Larva Whole 2008.11 −26.9 1.9 5.3 −2.7 7.4 6.5 8.5 14.3 2.3 1.0 14.6 13.6 2.2 0.2 Ref 2
Pieris rapae (#3) Larva Whole 2011.11 n.d. n.d. 9.1 0.1 9.6 2.7 7.0 13.1 1.6 n.d. 10.6 9.5 2.2 0.2 This study
Pieris rapae (#4) Larva Whole 2011.11 n.d. n.d. 8.3 0.8 6.5 2.4 4.6 11.8 1.5 n.d. 9.9 11.9 1.8 0.3 This study
Pieris rapae (#5) Adult Whole 2011.5 −30.5 1.6 7.7 5.1 6.8 4.0 11.2 12.2 0.9 −7.5 4.8 5.3 2.0 0.2 This study
Pieris rapae (#6) Adult Whole 2011.5 n.d. n.d. 5.2 3.1 8.6 6.4 10.5 12.7 1.0 0.1 6.7 6.4 2.1 0.2 This study
Bee
Apis mellifera (#1) Adult Whole 2009.8 −26.8 1.6 4.8 6.5 6.4 0.9 3.2 15.0 2.8 1.4 8.0 9.1 2.0 0.2 Ref 3
Apis mellifera (#2) Adult Whole 2009.8 n.d. n.d. 4.1 3.4 3.2 −0.2 0.2 10.1 0.9 n.d. 7.3 7.2 2.1 0.2 Ref 3
Apis mellifera (#3) Adult Whole 2009.8 n.d. n.d. 6.3 6.9 7.5 5.8 5.5 20.8 n.d. 3.0 11.7 11.6 2.1 0.2 Ref 3
Bombus diversus diversus (#1) Adult Whole 2010.10 −26.9 2.2 2.4 2.1 2.0 −0.8 0.3 12.2 n.d. −0.7 6.9 5.7 2.3 0.2 Ref 3
Bombus diversus diversus (#2) Adult Whole 2012.5 n.d. n.d. 5.1 0.0 4.3 3.2 5.2 4.1 −1.1 n.d. 6.7 6.7 2.1 0.2 This study
Xylocopa appendiculata (#1) Adult Whole 2009.8 −25.0 5.1 9.8 10.3 11.1 11.5 7.8 19.1 6.0 −1.1 12.3 12.6 2.1 0.2 Ref 3
Xylocopa appendiculata (#2) Adult Whole 2012.4 n.d. n.d. 6.3 4.2 9.4 5.0 1.0 17.2 4.2 −1.9 8.8 8.8 2.1 0.2 This study
Katydid
Gampsocleis mikado Adult Leg 2012.9 −26.2 2.0 5.5 −0.3 5.0 3.0 9.7 n.d. n.d. −2.7 8.8 4.9 2.6 0.2 This study
Holochlora japonica Adult Whole 2011.11 −26.4 9.1 9.7 4.5 11.2 9.5 12.4 15.6 1.8 1.2 12.1 11.9 2.1 0.2 This study
Paper wasp
Polistes japonicus japonicus (#1) Egg Whole 2010.8 −27.2 4.9 7.9 −1.0 16.4 7.6 10.0 16.7 −1.6 0.0 19.9 14.1 2.9 0.2 Ref 3
Polistes japonicus japonicus (#2) Larva Whole 2010.8 −29.7 1.6 4.2 2.1 15.7 2.1 5.1 14.0 0.0 −1.5 16.8 9.9 3.0 0.2 Ref 3
Polistes japonicus japonicus (#3) Larva Whole 2010.8 −30.1 1.1 4.6 1.0 14.4 1.4 5.0 13.6 −0.6 −3.4 17.3 8.7 3.2 0.3 Ref 3
Polistes japonicus japonicus (#4) Chrysalis Whole 2010.8 −29.4 1.4 3.6 1.5 16.4 5.2 7.4 17.5 −0.5 n.d. 17.3 10.2 3.0 0.2 Ref 3
Polistes japonicus japonicus (#5) Chrysalis Whole 2010.8 −28.6 2.6 8.8 2.2 15.6 3.7 5.2 15.9 −0.5 n.d. 18.6 11.2 3.1 0.2 Ref 3
Polistes japonicus japonicus (#6) Newly-emerged Whole 2010.8 −28.8 2.7 9.0 1.2 14.0 8.1 8.9 17.0 −4.1 −0.4 17.7 12.0 2.9 0.2 Ref 3
Polistes jokahamae jokahamae (#1) Egg Whole 2012.7 −29.3 4.5 10.9 6.5 10.8 5.8 6.1 14.1 n.d. n.d. 12.7 6.6 2.9 0.2 This study
Polistes jokahamae jokahamae (#2) Larva Whole 2012.7 −28.7 2.4 14.3 0.9 10.7 8.7 10.3 12.0 n.d. n.d. 13.7 5.6 3.2 0.2 This study
Polistes jokahamae jokahamae (#3) Adult Whole 2012.7 −29.9 3.9 13.7 3.0 10.5 10.4 8.9 8.8 n.d. n.d. 13.1 5.4 3.1 0.2 This study
Polistes mandarinus Adult Leg 2012.11 −23.7 5.5 7.6 8.0 9.8 8.8 18.9 16.1 7.3 n.d. 12.2 5.9 2.9 0.2 This study
Polistes rothneyi iwatai (#1) Egg Whole 2008.8 −26.1 7.2 9.0 5.1 16.2 10.6 13.5 18.2 10.1 n.d. 22.5 13.2 3.3 0.3 Ref 3
Polistes rothneyi iwatai (#2) Larva Whole 2008.8 −27.4 4.6 7.4 2.7 14.3 8.2 12.3 16.3 4.3 n.d. 20.7 13.7 3.0 0.2 Ref 3
Polistes rothneyi iwatai (#3) Larva Whole 2008.8 −27.2 5.5 8.0 0.9 16.0 9.8 13.6 17.9 1.2 n.d. 20.9 13.5 3.1 0.2 Ref 3
Polistes rothneyi iwatai (#4) Larva Whole 2008.8 −27.2 5.2 8.3 5.5 15.3 9.0 13.9 18.4 5.8 n.d. 19.8 13.5 2.9 0.2 Ref 3
Polistes rothneyi iwatai (#5) Chrysalis Whole 2008.8 −29.6 5.5 7.3 2.7 14.3 10.6 12.2 17.3 −0.3 n.d. 20.3 12.9 3.1 0.2 Ref 3
Polistes rothneyi iwatai (#6) Chrysalis Whole 2008.8 −28.6 5.5 6.0 3.3 15.1 10.0 14.2 18.1 0.8 n.d. 19.5 12.0 3.1 0.2 Ref 3
Polistes rothneyi iwatai (#7) Chrysalis Whole 2008.8 −29.8 5.4 8.6 3.2 14.0 10.9 13.7 18.4 3.8 n.d. 20.5 13.6 3.0 0.2 Ref 3
Polistes rothneyi iwatai (#8) Chrysalis Whole 2008.8 −28.1 4.9 9.5 8.5 15.9 12.0 15.3 16.5 1.6 n.d. 21.1 14.4 3.0 0.2 Ref 3
Polistes rothneyi iwatai (#9) Chrysalis Whole 2008.8 −28.4 4.9 7.8 6.4 15.6 8.4 13.8 18.2 4.7 n.d. 19.6 13.5 2.9 0.2 Ref 3
Polistes rothneyi iwatai (#10) Chrysalis Whole 2008.8 −28.2 4.9 6.4 10.0 16.7 12.5 15.6 16.7 0.5 n.d. 22.0 14.9 3.0 0.2 Ref 3
Polistes rothneyi iwatai (#11) Newly-emerged Whole 2008.8 −28.4 2.4 5.5 1.2 11.7 9.7 10.9 14.2 −0.6 n.d. 14.1 8.3 2.9 0.2 Ref 3
Polistes rothneyi iwatai (#12) Adult Whole 2008.8 −26.8 5.5 12.2 8.4 9.0 5.6 5.6 n.d. 3.0 5.7 11.3 6.2 2.8 0.2 Ref 3
Polistes rothneyi iwatai (#13) Adult Whole 2009.8 n.d. n.d. 6.1 5.5 8.8 7.5 11.0 12.6 4.0 −1.8 14.3 6.1 3.2 0.2 Ref 3
Polistes rothneyi iwatai (#14) Adult Whole 2009.8 n.d. n.d. 5.9 4.5 8.6 5.6 8.6 13.6 3.0 2.7 15.9 8.4 3.1 0.2 Ref 3
Parapolybia indica (#1) Larva Whole 2010.8 −27.7 3.5 6.5 4.9 9.5 6.6 8.2 15.9 3.5 n.d. 14.9 9.1 2.9 0.2 Ref 3
Parapolybia indica (#2) Larva Whole 2010.8 −28.5 2.5 7.6 7.5 11.6 3.5 6.3 15.7 2.8 n.d. 13.8 6.3 3.1 0.2 Ref 3
Parapolybia indica (#3) Larva Whole 2010.8 −28.6 1.3 7.6 8.6 10.5 4.5 5.5 14.0 2.5 n.d. 12.0 5.1 3.0 0.2 Ref 3
Parapolybia indica (#4) Chrysalis Whole 2010.8 −28.4 3.7 8.0 8.4 11.1 6.0 9.6 16.2 2.6 n.d. 16.8 11.2 2.8 0.2 Ref 3
Parapolybia indica (#5) Chrysalis Whole 2010.8 −28.3 4.0 8.2 7.9 12.2 4.7 6.7 15.9 1.3 n.d. 12.7 4.8 3.1 0.2 Ref 3
Parapolybia indica (#6) Chrysalis Whole 2010.8 −27.6 3.3 7.6 5.8 11.4 5.9 7.2 13.9 3.4 n.d. 9.6 3.0 3.0 0.2 Ref 3
Parapolybia indica (#7) Chrysalis Whole 2010.8 −28.7 1.4 6.9 5.6 10.0 6.9 7.2 19.5 7.7 n.d. 10.0 4.4 2.8 0.2 Ref 3
Parapolybia indica (#8) Newly-emerged Whole 2010.8 −27.4 4.9 6.0 2.7 9.8 9.5 9.1 15.5 2.6 n.d. 14.9 8.2 3.0 0.2 Ref 3
Parapolybia indica (#9) Adult Whole 2010.8 −27.5 4.3 7.8 6.2 10.0 6.9 8.4 15.9 5.4 n.d. 15.6 8.8 3.0 0.2 Ref 3
Ant
Formica japonica Adult Whole 2010.8 n.d. n.d. 12.7 11.0 18.8 8.3 11.0 12.4 n.d. n.d. 12.2 5.4 3.0 0.2 This study
Ladybird beetle
Coccinella septempunctata (#1) Adult Whole 2011.5 −27.6 9.1 8.0 5.9 7.5 5.8 8.1 16.8 3.3 0.2 10.1 3.5 3.0 0.2 This study
Coccinella septempunctata (#2) Adult Whole 2011.10 n.d. n.d. 8.5 6.6 7.7 6.8 8.4 19.0 n.d. n.d. 10.8 3.6 3.0 0.2 This study
Harmonia axyridis (#1) Larva Whole 2011.11 −26.5 6.4 10.8 8.4 9.4 4.9 9.1 18.7 3.7 n.d. 16.5 9.0 3.1 0.2 Ref 3
Harmonia axyridis (#2) Chrysalis Whole 2011.11 −29.0 4.7 10.2 7.9 10.1 5.0 7.8 15.0 3.7 n.d. 16.6 9.4 3.1 0.2 Ref 3
Harmonia axyridis (#3) Adult Whole 2011.11 −28.6 7.4 10.9 11.7 9.8 7.4 8.8 23.0 6.6 n.d. 14.2 6.9 3.1 0.2 Ref 3
Harmonia axyridis (#4) Adult Whole 2012.4 n.d. n.d. 10.1 6.5 2.3 3.6 5.1 18.9 −9.1 n.d. 10.3 4.0 2.9 0.2 This study
Harmonia axyridis (#5) Adult Whole 2012.4 n.d. n.d. 10.9 6.7 5.4 4.4 4.4 19.1 1.4 n.d. 10.6 3.1 3.1 0.2 This study
Harmonia axyridis (#6) Adult Whole 2012.4 n.d. n.d. 7.7 5.3 3.9 4.3 6.2 5.9 −8.4 10.5 2.8 3.1 0.2 This study
Harmonia axyridis (#6) Adult Whole 2012.4 n.d. n.d. 13.0 10.2 4.2 −0.1 −0.9 19.1 n.d. n.d. 11.9 4.2 3.1 0.2 This study
Illeis koebelei (#1) Adult Whole 2012.10 n.d. n.d. 10.8 6.7 5.6 5.6 8.6 19.1 3.0 n.d. 12.7 5.5 3.1 0.2 This study
Illeis koebelei (#2) Adult Whole 2012.10 n.d. n.d. 10.4 6.5 9.3 6.5 8.8 19.4 −1.1 n.d. 12.0 5.5 3.0 0.2 This study
Illeis koebelei (#3) Adult Whole 2012.11 n.d. n.d. 11.2 5.3 8.9 7.4 14.0 20.3 n.d. n.d. 13.6 7.1 3.0 0.2 This study
Illeis koebelei (#4) Adult Whole 2012.11 n.d. n.d. 14.8 9.7 13.9 9.2 14.5 n.d. 6.7 1.5 17.0 8.5 3.2 0.3 This study
Illeis koebelei (#5) Adult Whole 2012.11 n.d. n.d. 12.6 6.0 12.2 6.3 10.4 n.d. n.d. n.d. 14.1 6.8 3.1 0.2 This study
Menochilus sexmaculatus (#1) Adult Whole 2012.4 n.d. n.d. 8.4 2.8 5.5 8.0 9.4 n.d. n.d. n.d. 8.8 1.6 3.1 0.2 This study
Menochilus sexmaculatus (#2) Adult Whole 2012.4 n.d. n.d. 10.3 6.3 10.3 11.4 10.3 n.d. n.d. n.d. 12.1 4.1 3.2 0.2 This study
Mantid
Tenodera aridifolia Adult Wing 2012.9 n.d. n.d. 9.5 7.0 11.0 8.9 11.0 20.7 n.d. n.d. 14.4 5.9 3.2 0.3 This study
Hornet
Vespa analis fabriciusi (#1) Egg Whole 2011.6 −25.7 6.8 16.9 13.3 20.0 13.7 18.5 23.5 7.7 0.5 20.3 7.4 3.8 0.3 This study
Vespa analis fabriciusi (#2) Larva Whole 2011.6 −25.6 4.9 13.4 13.0 18.0 11.7 17.2 18.5 7.1 0.6 18.4 7.4 3.6 0.3 This study
Vespa analis fabriciusi (#3) Larva Whole 2011.6 −25.6 4.5 12.9 14.0 16.9 11.4 16.2 18.5 6.7 0.4 18.8 7.1 3.6 0.3 This study
Vespa analis fabriciusi (#4) Larva Whole 2011.6 −25.7 3.7 11.4 13.7 15.7 7.8 14.3 16.5 4.9 −1.3 14.5 3.6 3.5 0.3 This study
Vespa analis fabriciusi (#5) Chrysalis Whole 2011.6 −26.6 4.7 13.4 14.6 18.6 9.9 16.6 18.8 6.0 n.d. 17.6 6.1 3.6 0.3 This study
Vespa analis fabriciusi (#6) Chrysalis Whole 2011.6 −26.1 5.0 14.3 13.4 17.7 12.1 19.1 20.0 8.3 n.d. 16.6 6.0 3.5 0.3 This study
Vespa analis fabriciusi (#7) Newly-emerged Whole 2011.6 −26.2 5.0 15.4 15.7 19.9 14.5 17.0 23.5 14.0 −0.3 17.7 6.3 3.6 0.3 This study
Vespa ducalis pulchra (#1) Adult Whole 2009.8 −25.8 5.4 7.6 5.4 19.9 10.7 13.2 19.1 4.5 n.d. 21.4 7.7 3.9 0.3 Ref 3
Vespa ducalis pulchra (#2) Adult Whole 2009.8 n.d. n.d. 10.7 9.5 17.2 10.1 13.2 20.6 6.8 n.d. 23.5 8.8 4.0 0.3 Ref 3
Vespa ducalis pulchra (#3) Adult Whole 2009.8 n.d. n.d. 10.0 4.5 14.8 11.0 15.5 16.1 3.0 n.d. 22.6 7.4 4.1 0.3 Ref 3
Vespa mandarinia japonica (#1) Adult Whole 2010.10 −26.8 4.5 13.2 −0.2 16.8 6.6 8.5 15.3 0.6 1.0 18.5 8.0 3.5 0.3 Ref 3
Vespa mandarinia japonica (#2) Adult Whole 2012.7 n.d. n.d. 19.0 1.1 22.2 13.8 10.5 24.3 2.1 −0.1 20.6 11.6 3.3 0.3 This study
Vespa mandarinia japonica (#3) Adult Whole 2012.7 n.d. n.d. 23.4 6.5 22.7 14.7 11.5 30.0 3.2 5.3 25.3 13.6 3.6 0.3 This study
Vespa simillima xanthoptera Adult Whole 2009.8 −25.6 4.9 12.0 7.0 12.2 7.2 10.2 18.3 3.6 n.d. 20.1 9.4 3.5 0.3 Ref 3
Vespula flaviceps lewisii Adult Whole 2010.10 −24.6 5.6 12.3 5.6 16.6 7.2 10.0 n.d. 5.9 n.d. 20.0 9.7 3.5 0.3 Ref 3

n.d.: Not determined.

1

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

2

TPGlu/Phe = (δ15NGluδ15NPhe + 8.4)/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 2: Chikaraishi et al. (2010); Ref 3: Chikaraishi et al. (2011).