Steve, I'm sure the medical literature is full of good examples, but also try these sources: Chapman, T.E., Berger, R., Reijngoud, D.J., and Okken, A. 1990. Stable isotopes in paediatric nutritional and metabolic research. Intercept Ltd, Hanover, England. 317p. Hobson, K.A., Alisauskas, R.T., and Clark, R.G. 1993. Stable-nitrogen isotope enrichment in avian tissues due to fasting and nutritional stress: implications for isotopic analyses of diet. Condor 95: 388-394. Mellon, F.A., and Sandström, B. 1996. Stable isotopes in human nutrition: inorganic nutrient metabolism. Academic Press, New York. 156p. At 09:59 AM 9/24/1998 -0600, you wrote: >I'm trying to help a colleague in another department who conducts research >into the behavior of human eating disorders. I understand that there is a >good literature on the isotopic effects of starvation in animals. Can >anyone suggest a reference or two? > > >******************************** >Steve Nelson >Dept. of Geology >S389 ESC >Brigham Young University >Provo. Utah 84602 > >voice: 1-801-378-8688 >FAX: 1-801-378-8143 > >"INTEL INSIDE" is a warning label >********************************* > > ______________________________________________________ Richard (Rick) Doucett Ph.D. Candidate * nullum gratuitum prandium * B1-172B Department of Biology *** there is no free lunch *** University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, N2L 3G1 ph: 519-888-4567, ext. 5106 fax: 519-746-0614 email: [log in to unmask] http://www.science.uwaterloo.ca/research_groups/wbi/pages/douce.html