Studying animal niches using bulk stable isotope ratios: an updated synthesis
ON Shipley, P Matich - Oecologia, 2020 - Springer
The development of the isotopic niche, an n-dimensional hypervolume (with n being the
number of isotopes) occupied by a population in delta space, has revolutionized the study of …
number of isotopes) occupied by a population in delta space, has revolutionized the study of …
Meta‐analysis and critical review of trophic discrimination factors (Δ13C and Δ15N): Importance of tissue, trophic level and diet source
Robustly quantifying dietary resource use and trophic position using stable isotopes
requires accurate trophic discrimination factors (TDF; Δ13C and Δ15N for carbon and …
requires accurate trophic discrimination factors (TDF; Δ13C and Δ15N for carbon and …
tRophicPosition, an r package for the Bayesian estimation of trophic position from consumer stable isotope ratios
C Quezada‐Romegialli, AL Jackson… - Methods in Ecology …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Stable isotope analysis provides a powerful tool to identify the energy sources which fuel
consumers, to understand trophic interactions and to infer consumer trophic position (TP), an …
consumers, to understand trophic interactions and to infer consumer trophic position (TP), an …
Current methods and future directions in avian diet analysis
Identifying the composition of avian diets is a critical step in characterizing the roles of birds
within ecosystems. However, because birds are a diverse taxonomic group with equally …
within ecosystems. However, because birds are a diverse taxonomic group with equally …
Reevaluating trophic discrimination factors (Δδ13C and Δδ15N) for diet reconstruction
Stable isotope analysis is increasingly being used to assess diet and trophic positions of
animals. Such assessments require estimates of trophic discrimination factors (TDFs)—offset …
animals. Such assessments require estimates of trophic discrimination factors (TDFs)—offset …
Variability in δ13C and δ15N trophic discrimination factors for teleost fishes: a meta-analysis of temperature and dietary effects
Stable isotope analysis (SIA) is widely used to assess animal diet and movements, requiring
accurate estimates of trophic discrimination factors (TDFs). Since TDFs are only available for …
accurate estimates of trophic discrimination factors (TDFs). Since TDFs are only available for …
Aquatic and terrestrial resources are not nutritionally reciprocal for consumers
CW Twining, JT Brenna, P Lawrence… - Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems are connected through reciprocal fluxes of energy and
nutrients that can subsidize consumers. Past research on reciprocal aquatic–terrestrial …
nutrients that can subsidize consumers. Past research on reciprocal aquatic–terrestrial …
Human-modified landscapes alter mammal resource and habitat use and trophic structure
The broad negative consequences of habitat degradation on biodiversity have been studied,
but the complex effects of natural–agricultural landscape matrices remain poorly …
but the complex effects of natural–agricultural landscape matrices remain poorly …
Evaluating Bayesian stable isotope mixing models of wild animal diet and the effects of trophic discrimination factors and informative priors
Ecologists quantify animal diets using direct and indirect methods, including analysis of
faeces, pellets, prey items and gut contents. For stable isotope analyses of diet, Bayesian …
faeces, pellets, prey items and gut contents. For stable isotope analyses of diet, Bayesian …
Oxygen (δ18O) and carbon (δ13C) isotopic distinction in sequentially sampled tooth enamel of co-localized wild and domesticated caprines: Complications to …
CA Makarewicz, S Pederzani - Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology …, 2017 - Elsevier
Dietary intake, drinking behavior, and physiology together influence the isotopic composition
of herbivore tooth enamel, but the degree to which these factors influence the sequence of δ …
of herbivore tooth enamel, but the degree to which these factors influence the sequence of δ …