The significance of cephalopod beaks as a research tool: An update

JC Xavier, AV Golikov, JP Queirós… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The use of cephalopod beaks in ecological and population dynamics studies has allowed
major advances of our knowledge on the role of cephalopods in marine ecosystems in the …

Coral reef mesopredators switch prey, shortening food chains, in response to habitat degradation

TN Hempson, NAJ Graham, MA MacNeil… - Ecology and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Diet specificity is likely to be the key predictor of a predator's vulnerability to changing habitat
and prey conditions. Understanding the degree to which predatory coral reef fishes adjust or …

Urea and lipid extraction treatment effects on δ15N and δ13C values in pelagic sharks

Y Li, Y Zhang, NE Hussey, X Dai - Rapid Communications in …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Rationale Stable isotope analysis (SIA) provides a powerful tool to investigate diverse
ecological questions for marine species, but standardized values are required for …

Trophic structure in the northern Humboldt Current system: new perspectives from stable isotope analysis

P Espinoza, A Lorrain, F Ménard, Y Cherel… - Marine Biology, 2017 - Springer
Abstract The northern Humboldt Current system (NHCS) is the most productive eastern
boundary upwelling system (EBUS) in terms of fish productivity despite having a moderate …

The first global deep-sea stable isotope assessment reveals the unique trophic ecology of Vampire Squid Vampyroteuthis infernalis (Cephalopoda)

AV Golikov, FR Ceia, RM Sabirov, JD Ablett… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Vampyroteuthis infernalis Chun, 1903, is a widely distributed deepwater cephalopod with
unique morphology and phylogenetic position. We assessed its habitat and trophic ecology …

Tracking habitat and resource use for the jumbo squid Dosidicus gigas: a stable isotope analysis in the Northern Humboldt Current System

J Argüelles, A Lorrain, Y Cherel, M Graco, R Tafur… - Marine biology, 2012 - Springer
To determine the habitat and resource use of Dosidicus gigas in the Northern Humboldt
Current System, we analysed carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes of 234 individuals …

Best practices for collecting and preserving marine mammal biological samples in the 'omics era

AM Van Cise, AD Switzer, A Apprill… - Marine Mammal …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The recent rise of 'omics and other molecular research technologies alongside improved
techniques for tissue preservation have broadened the scope of marine mammal research …

Ontogenetic changes in stable isotope (δ13C and δ15N) values in squid Gonatus fabricii (Cephalopoda) reveal its important ecological role in the Arctic

AV Golikov, FR Ceia, RM Sabirov, ZI Zaripova… - Marine Ecology …, 2018 - int-res.com
Gonatus fabricii is the most abundant cephalopod species in Arctic waters, and the only
squid that completes its entire life cycle there. In order to understand its ecological role in the …

Amino acid‐specific δ15N trophic enrichment factors in fish fed with formulated diets varying in protein quantity and quality

MT Nuche‐Pascual, JP Lazo… - Ecology and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Compound‐specific isotope analysis (CSIA) of amino acids (AAs) in consumer tissues is a
developing technique with wide‐ranging applications for identifying nitrogen (N) sources …

Flexible foraging strategies in a highly pelagic seabird revealed by seasonal isotopic niche variation

K Bourgeois, JR Welch, S Dromzée, GA Taylor… - Marine Biology, 2022 - Springer
Flexibility in foraging strategy is an important mechanism by which seabirds cope with
spatiotemporal heterogeneity in food availability and the variable energetic constraints of …