Stable isotope analysis of consumer tissues document patterns of resource use because
data are linearly related to isotope compositions of their source (s)(ie, food, water, etc.) …

Predator–prey size relationships are among the most important patterns underlying the
structure and function of ecological communities. Indeed, these relationships have already …

Assessments of temporal variation in diets are important for our understanding of the
ecology of many vertebrates. Ratios of naturally occurring stable isotopes in animal tissues …

Individual-level diet variation can be easily quantified by gut-content analysis. However,
because gut contents are a 'snapshot'of individuals' feeding habits, such cross-sectional …

The nitrogen (δ15N) and carbon (δ13C) isotope ratios of animal tissues can help identify the
composition of diets and open up a myriad of ecological applications. However, consumers …

The stable isotopes of carbon (12C, 13C) and nitrogen (14N, 15N) represent powerful tools
in food web ecology, providing a wide range of dietary information in animal consumers …

Recently, Caut, Angulo & Courchamp (2009, Journal of Applied Ecology) published a review
on diet‐tissue isotopic shifts in animals. They concluded that diet‐tissue shifts are influenced …

Stable isotope mixing models are increasingly used to quantify consumer diets, but may be
misused and misinterpreted. We address major challenges to their effective application …

Stable isotope analysis is increasingly being used to assess diet and trophic positions of
animals. Such assessments require estimates of trophic discrimination factors (TDFs)—offset …

Stable-isotope analysis (SIA) has revolutionized animal ecology by providing time-
integrated estimates of the use of resources and/or habitats. SIA is based on the premise …