Slow isotope turnover rates and low discrimination values in the American alligator: implications for interpretation of ectotherm stable isotope data

AE Rosenblatt, MR Heithaus - … and Biochemical Zoology, 2013 - journals.uchicago.edu
Stable isotope analysis has become a standard ecological tool for elucidating feeding
relationships of organisms and determining food web structure and connectivity. There …

[HTML][HTML] Stable carbon and nitrogen incorporation in blood and fin tissue of the catfish Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus (Siluriformes, Loricariidae)

DP German, RD Miles - Environmental Biology of Fishes, 2010 - Springer
A feeding trial was performed in the laboratory with the catfish species Pterygoplichthys
disjunctivus to determine stable carbon (13 C) and nitrogen (15 N) turnover rates and …

Isotopic niche partitioning in a multi-species assemblage

CL Arends, HB Vander Zanden, MM Lamont - Marine Biology, 2024 - Springer
Multi-species assemblages can help identify key resources in their habitat by evaluating
how they are partitioning their resources. Here we used the isotopic niche of loggerhead …

Large‐scale patterns of green turtle trophic ecology in the eastern Pacific Ocean

JA Seminoff, LM Komoroske, D Amorocho, R Arauz… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Trophic position and niche width are fundamental components of a species' ecology,
reflecting resource use, and influencing key demographic parameters such as somatic …

Modeling and mapping isotopic patterns in the Northwest Atlantic derived from loggerhead sea turtles

SA Ceriani, JD Roth, CR Sasso, CM McClellan… - …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Stable isotope analysis can be used to infer geospatial linkages of highly migratory species.
Identifying foraging grounds of marine organisms from their isotopic signatures is becoming …

Assignment of nesting loggerhead turtles to their foraging areas in the Northwest Atlantic using stable isotopes

M Pajuelo, KA Bjorndal, KJ Reich… - …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Differential foraging area use can affect population demographics of highly migratory fauna
because of differential environmental changes and anthropogenic threats among those …

Foraging ecology of the olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) from the Mexican Central Pacific based on stable isotopes

C Carpena-Catoira, CD Ortega-Ortiz… - Regional Studies in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge regarding the trophic ecology, including the feeding habits of olive
ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea), is scarce. Although few investigations have been …

Isotopic niche and resource sharing among young sharks (Carcharodon carcharias and Isurus oxyrinchus) in Baja California, Mexico

E Tamburin, SL Kim… - Marine Ecology …, 2019 - int-res.com
White sharks Carcharodon carcharias and shortfin mako sharks Isurus oxyrinchus are
globally distributed apex predators and keystone species. However, regional information …

High variability in stable isotope diet–tissue discrimination factors of two omnivorous freshwater fishes in controlled ex situ conditions

GMA Busst, JR Britton - Journal of Experimental Biology, 2016 - journals.biologists.com
Diet–tissue discrimination factors (Δ13C and Δ15N) are influenced by variables including
the tissues being analysed and the taxon of the consumer and its prey. Whilst differences in …

Distribution of foraging habitats of male loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) as revealed by stable isotopes and satellite telemetry

M Pajuelo, KA Bjorndal, KJ Reich, MD Arendt… - Marine Biology, 2012 - Springer
Most studies on the foraging ecology of loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) have focused on
adult females and juveniles. Little is known about the foraging patterns of adult male …