Table 2.
Model parameters ± standard error from one-compartment isotopic incorporation rate models predicted for the freshwater shrimp Macrobrachium borellii
| Tissue | Isotope | n | Model | r2 for model fit | Mean residence time τ (d) | Elemental turnover rate λ (d-1) | Equilibrium Value δ∞ | Discrimi-nation factor Δ (‰) |
| H | 13C | 47 | -15.47 -(6.7)e-0.038t | 0.88*** | 26.3 ± 4.3 | 0.038 ± 0.006 | -15.47 ± 0.36 | 0.7 ± 0.36 |
| H | 15N | 47 | 17.38 -(4.73)e-0.063t | 0.70*** | 16.6 ± 5.51 | 0.063 ± 0.020 | 17.38 ± 0.43 | 1.7±0.43 |
| M | 13C | 48 | -16.19 -(4.95)e-0.0132t | 0.78*** | 75.8 ± 25 | 0.0132 ± 0.004 | -16.19 ± 0.83 | -0.1 ± 0.83 |
| M | 15N | 48 | 19.3 -(1.74)e-0.023t | 0.59*** | 40.0 ± 25 | 0.023 ± 0.013 | 19.3 ± 0.42 | 3.6±0.42 |
M = muscle tissue, H = hepatopancreas tissue, n = sample size. * = P < 0.001.