The diet composition of immature loggerheads: insights on trophic niche, growth rates, and fisheries interactions
BP Wallace, L Avens, J Braun-McNeill… - Journal of experimental …, 2009 - Elsevier
For immature animals, diet quality and composition influence expression of life history traits
such as growth rates and ultimately life stage duration and age to maturity. Circumglobally …
such as growth rates and ultimately life stage duration and age to maturity. Circumglobally …
Polymodal foraging in adult female loggerheads (Caretta caretta)
KJ Reich, KA Bjorndal, MG Frick, BE Witherington… - Marine Biology, 2010 - Springer
To determine whether loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) nesting in southeastern USA
exhibit polymorphic foraging strategies, we evaluated skin samples for stable isotopes of …
exhibit polymorphic foraging strategies, we evaluated skin samples for stable isotopes of …
Threshold to maturity in a long-lived reptile: interactions of age, size, and growth
KA Bjorndal, J Parsons, W Mustin, AB Bolten - Marine Biology, 2013 - Springer
Thresholds to sexual maturity—either age or size—are critical life history parameters.
Usually investigated in short-lived organisms, these thresholds and interactions among age …
Usually investigated in short-lived organisms, these thresholds and interactions among age …
Tracing the biosynthetic source of essential amino acids in marine turtles using δ13C fingerprints
Plants, bacteria, and fungi produce essential amino acids (EAAs) with distinctive patterns of
δ13C values that can be used as naturally occurring fingerprints of biosynthetic origin of …
δ13C values that can be used as naturally occurring fingerprints of biosynthetic origin of …
Beyond trophic morphology: stable isotopes reveal ubiquitous versatility in marine turtle trophic ecology
The idea that interspecific variation in trophic morphology among closely related species
effectively permits resource partitioning has driven research on ecological radiation since …
effectively permits resource partitioning has driven research on ecological radiation since …
Global review and inventory: how stable isotopes are helping us understand ecology and inform conservation of marine turtles
Stable isotope analysis (SIA) has become a powerful and widely utilised tool in ecological
studies, and more specifically has been used to answer conservation questions regarding …
studies, and more specifically has been used to answer conservation questions regarding …
Asynchrony between dietary and nutritional shifts during the ontogeny of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in the Mediterranean
Young green turtles (Chelonia mydas) spend their early lives as oceanic omnivores, which
consume primarily animal prey. Once they settle into neritic habitats (recruitment), they …
consume primarily animal prey. Once they settle into neritic habitats (recruitment), they …
Importance of accurate trophic level determination by nitrogen isotope of amino acids for trophic magnification studies: A review
During the last several decades, persistent organic pollutants and metals cause great
concern for their toxicity in organisms as well as for their bioaccumulation and/or trophic …
concern for their toxicity in organisms as well as for their bioaccumulation and/or trophic …
Growth and catabolism in isotopic incorporation: a new formulation and experimental data
SA Carleton, CM Del Rio - Functional Ecology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
We propose a new model that uses an organism's change in mass to estimate isotope
incorporation rates. Our model is a re‐parameterization of a widely used one‐compartment …
incorporation rates. Our model is a re‐parameterization of a widely used one‐compartment …
Ontogenetic shifts in diet and habitat of juvenile green sea turtles in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico
Effective management of a rapidly increasing juvenile green sea turtle Chelonia mydas
population necessitates an understanding of the foraging grounds utilized throughout …
population necessitates an understanding of the foraging grounds utilized throughout …