Applying stable isotopes to examine food‐web structure: an overview of analytical tools
Stable isotope analysis has emerged as one of the primary means for examining the
structure and dynamics of food webs, and numerous analytical approaches are now …
structure and dynamics of food webs, and numerous analytical approaches are now …
Best practices for use of stable isotope mixing models in food-web studies
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 …
misused and misinterpreted. We address major challenges to their effective application …
13C-Breath testing in animals: theory, applications, and future directions
The carbon isotope values in the exhaled breath of an animal mirror the carbon isotope
values of the metabolic fuels being oxidized. The measurement of stable carbon isotopes in …
values of the metabolic fuels being oxidized. The measurement of stable carbon isotopes in …
Needles in haystacks: estimating detection probability and occupancy of rare and cryptic snakes
The species most in need of conservation or management are often also the most difficult to
monitor, because of their rarity, secretive habits, or both. To combat these challenges …
monitor, because of their rarity, secretive habits, or both. To combat these challenges …
Seasonal increases in fish trophic niche plasticity within a flood‐pulse river ecosystem (Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia)
Species' responses to seasonal environmental variation can influence trophic interactions
and food web structure within an ecosystem. However, our ability to predict how species' …
and food web structure within an ecosystem. However, our ability to predict how species' …
Variations in trophic niches of soil microarthropods with elevation in two distant mountain regions in Eurasia as indicated by stable isotopes (15N, 13C)
Abstract Knowledge on the trophic niche of animal species is important for understanding
their coexistence and hence animal diversity. Trophic niches have been shown to vary with …
their coexistence and hence animal diversity. Trophic niches have been shown to vary with …
Seasonal variation of population and individual dietary niche in the avivorous bat, Ia io
L Gong, H Gu, Y Chang, Z Wang, B Shi, A Lin, H Wu… - Oecologia, 2023 - Springer
The variation in niche breadth can affect how species respond to environmental and
resource changes. However, there is still no clear understanding of how seasonal variability …
resource changes. However, there is still no clear understanding of how seasonal variability …
[PDF][PDF] Feeding ecology of a generalist predator, the California kingsnake (Lampropeltis californiae): why rare prey matter
We studied the feeding ecology of California Kingsnakes (Lampropeltis californiae) based
on stomach contents of 2,662 museum specimens, 90 published records, and 92 …
on stomach contents of 2,662 museum specimens, 90 published records, and 92 …
Shared histories of co-evolution may affect trophic interactions in a freshwater community dominated by alien species
PJ Haubrock, P Balzani, M Azzini… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Interactions occurring between species in multiple invaded freshwater ecosystems are often
difficult to observe and study. Studies on invasive alien species typically focus on single …
difficult to observe and study. Studies on invasive alien species typically focus on single …
Stable isotope variation in macroinvertebrates indicates anthropogenic disturbance along an urban stretch of the river Tiber (Rome, Italy)
Running waters in urbanized areas are large-scale systems of anthropogenic energy
dissipation that receive effluents from point and diffuse sources, potentially inducing …
dissipation that receive effluents from point and diffuse sources, potentially inducing …