Beyond trophic morphology: stable isotopes reveal ubiquitous versatility in marine turtle trophic ecology

C Figgener, J Bernardo, PT Plotkin - Biological Reviews, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The idea that interspecific variation in trophic morphology among closely related species
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

JC Haywood, WJ Fuller, BJ Godley, JD Shutler… - Marine Ecology …, 2019 - int-res.com
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 …

Quality control for modern bone collagen stable carbon and nitrogen isotope measurements

EJ Guiry, P Szpak - Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Isotopic analyses of collagen, the main protein preserved in subfossil bone and tooth, has
long provided a powerful tool for the reconstruction of ancient diets and environments …

Expanding the coastal forager paradigm: long-term pelagic habitat use by green turtles Chelonia mydas in the eastern Pacific Ocean

CNT Tomaszewicz, JA Seminoff, L Avens… - Marine Ecology …, 2018 - int-res.com
The East Pacific green turtle Chelonia mydas population is gradually recovering, yet much
remains unknown about their long-term demographics and habitat use due to their …

Integrating fish scale and bone isotopic compositions for 'deep time'retrospective studies

EJ Guiry, BPV Hunt - Marine Environmental Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Isotopic studies of archived fish scales have tremendous potential to develop long-term
retrospectives that provide important insights into how humans have altered aquatic …

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 …

Diet and recruitment of green turtles in Fiji, South Pacific, inferred from in-water capture and stable isotope analysis

S Piovano, GE Lemons, A Ciriyawa… - Marine Ecology …, 2020 - int-res.com
Green turtles Chelonia mydas are listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, yet in the
South Pacific few conservation-relevant data are available for the species, especially …

[HTML][HTML] Regional variation in Kemp's ridley sea turtle diet composition and its potential relationship with somatic growth

MD Ramirez, L Avens, LR Goshe, ML Snover… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Reptile growth is influenced by many ecological processes that can cumulatively give rise to
divergent somatic growth rates within spatially structured populations. As somatic growth …

Trophic ecology of juvenile green turtles in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean: insights from stable isotope analysis and niche modelling

LR Gama, MMPB Fuentes, TH Trevizani… - Marine Ecology …, 2021 - int-res.com
Determining the diet and trophic status of endangered species can provide insights into their
key habitats and predator-prey relationships, both essential for conservation. Integrating …

Isotopic niche partitioning of co-occurring large marine vertebrates around an Indian ocean tropical oceanic island

G Chandelier, JJ Kiszka, V Dulau-Drouot… - Marine Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Tropical oceans host a high diversity of species, including large marine consumers. In these
oligotrophic ecosystems, oceanic islands often favour the aggregation of species and …