Large mammal ecosystems have relatively simple food webs, usually comprising three—
and sometimes only two—trophic links. Since many syntopic species from the same trophic …

In Japan, there are concerns that invasive alien raccoons prey on rare native species during
their spawning season from late winter to early summer. We investigated raccoon predation …

The stable carbon isotope technique has been widely used to infer the dietary ecology of a
range of animal species; however calibration of the technique with animals fed known diets …

This paper characterizes predator–prey interactions amongst African mammals from C 4
savanna environments using stable carbon and nitrogen isotope proxies for diet. Stable …

ABSTRACT A stable isotope investigation of a large Medieval population buried in Iin
Hamina, northern Finland, has been used to reconstruct palaeodiet. Iin Hamina is situated …

Objective chemical biomarkers are needed in clinical studies of diet‐related diseases to
supplement subjective self‐reporting methods. We report on several critical experiments for …

Exogenous nutrients do not diffuse throughout the body like a drop of dye in a beaker of
water. Rather, they are allocated among tissues according to physiological rules determined …

SUMMARY The Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) is a herbivorous marine
mammal that occupies freshwater, estuarine and marine habitats. Despite being considered …

The stable carbon isotope ratio of exhaled CO2 (δ13Cbreath) reflects the isotopic signature
of the combusted substrate and is, therefore, suitable for the non-invasive collection of …

Collection of minimally invasive biopsy samples has become an important method to
establish normal stable isotopes reference ranges in various wildlife species. Baseline data …