Bodin N. auteur aut IRD Le Loc'h François auteur aut IRD Hily C. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access The analysis of tissue's naturally occurring stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios is a useful tool to delineate trophic relationships. However, the interpretation of delta C-13 and delta N-15 is complicated by the influence of multiple factors such as the tissuespecific lipid content. The aim of this work was to evaluate the effects of lipid extraction on delta C-13 and delta N-15 compositions in muscle, hepatopancreas and gonads of a marine decapod crustacean, the spider crab Maja brachydacryla. Samples were analyzed for stable isotopes before and after lipid removal, using a derived Soxhlet extraction method. Differences in delta C-13 and delta N-15 were measured among tissues before and after treatment. Lipid extraction of muscle did not have a significant effect on either delta C-13 or delta N-15. By contrast, ecologically significant shifts forbothearbon and nitrogen stable isotopes ratios (+2.9 +/- 0.8 parts per thousand for delta C-13, and +1.2 +/- 0.7 parts per thousand for delta N-15) were noticed in the hepatopancreas. In regard to gonads, lipid extraction led to a shift only on delta C-13 (+1.3 +/- 0.3 parts per thousand). Finally, the derived Soxhlet extraction method removed the lipid influence for delta C-13, and had an effect on delta N-15 composition for lipid-rich samples. We recommend this treatment for carbon stable isotope studies on decapod crustacean lipid-rich tissues. specialized delta C 13 and delta N 15 amino acids chemical lipid extraction hepatopancreas Maja brachydactyla muscle 034 341 2 168-175 2007 0022-0981 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010037814 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.09.008 0022-0981 [F A010037814] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010037814 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2007/03/010037814.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2007-03-30 2017-08-23 fdi:010037814 fre