Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope discrimination in soft tissues of the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea): insights for trophic studies of marine turtles

JA Seminoff, TT Jones, T Eguchi, M Hastings… - Journal of Experimental …, 2009 - Elsevier
The trophic ecology of marine vertebrates has been increasingly studied via stable isotope
analysis of body tissues. However, the theoretical basis for using stable isotopes to elucidate …

Pre and post-settlement movements of juvenile green turtles in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean

GM Vélez-Rubio, L Cardona… - Journal of experimental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Detailed knowledge on migratory routes connecting distant breeding, developmental and
foraging areas is a key prerequisite for the successful management of marine vertebrates …

Population structure of North Pacific humpback whales on their feeding grounds revealed by stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios

BH Witteveen, GAJ Worthy, KM Wynne… - Marine Ecology Progress …, 2009 - int-res.com
Humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae in the North Pacific Ocean are a migratory
species known to have a complex population structure on both feeding and breeding …

Wait your turn, North Atlantic fin whales share a common feeding ground sequentially

P Gauffier, A Borrell, MA Silva, GA Víkingsson… - Marine environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Highly migratory marine species pose a challenge for the identification of management units
due to the absence of clear oceanographic barriers. The population structure of North …

Trace element concentrations in nesting flatback turtles (Natator depressus) from Curtis Island, Queensland, Australia

MP Ikonomopoulou, H Olszowy, C Limpus… - Marine Environmental …, 2011 - Elsevier
The blood and eggs of the flatback turtle (Natator depressus) sampled when nesting at
Curtis Island, Queensland, Australia. In the blood, zinc was present at the highest …

Ecological Traits and Trophic Plasticity in The Greater Pipefish Syngnathus acus in the NW Iberian Peninsula

M Planas - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The population of the pipefish Syngnathus acus inhabiting Cíes
Archipelago (NW Spain) was monitored in 2017–2018 for spatial and temporal changes in …

Stable isotope variation in loggerhead turtles reveals Pacific–Atlantic oceanographic differences

M Pajuelo, KA Bjorndal, J Alfaro-Shigueto… - Marine Ecology …, 2010 - int-res.com
Denitrification and nitrogen-fixation processes in the marine environment have been
intensively studied, particularly how these processes affect the nitrogen stable-isotope …

Historical versus contemporary climate forcing on the annual nesting variability of loggerhead sea turtles in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean

MD Arendt, JA Schwenter, BE Witherington… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
A recent analysis suggested that historical climate forcing on the oceanic habitat of neonate
sea turtles explained two-thirds of interannual variability in contemporary loggerhead …

Understanding oceanic migrations with intrinsic biogeochemical markers

R Ramos, J González-Solís, JP Croxall, D Oro, X Ruiz - PLoS One, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Migratory marine vertebrates move annually across remote oceanic water masses crossing
international borders. Many anthropogenic threats such as overfishing, bycatch, pollution or …

The dark side of the black caiman: Shedding light on species dietary ecology and movement in Agami Pond, French Guiana

S Caut, V Francois, M Bacques, D Guiral, J Lemaire… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
The black caiman is one of the largest neotropical top predators, which means that it could
play a structuring role within swamp ecosystems. However, because of the difficulties …