[HTML][HTML] The role of vital dietary biomolecules in eco-evo-devo dynamics

L Závorka, A Blanco, F Chaguaceda… - Trends in ecology & …, 2023 - cell.com
The physiological dependence of animals on dietary intake of vitamins, amino acids, and
fatty acids is ubiquitous. Sharp differences in the availability of these vital dietary …

A compendium of ecological knowledge for restoration of freshwater fishes in Australia's Murray–Darling Basin

JD Koehn, SM Raymond, I Stuart… - Marine and …, 2020 - CSIRO Publishing
Many freshwater fishes are imperilled globally, and there is a need for easily accessible,
contemporary ecological knowledge to guide management. This compendium contains …

Current methods and future directions in avian diet analysis

BD Hoenig, AM Snider, AM Forsman, KA Hobson… - The Auk, 2022 - academic.oup.com
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 …

New perspectives on soil animal trophic ecology through the lens of C and N stable isotope ratios of oribatid mites

M Maraun, T Thomas, E Fast, N Treibert… - Soil Biology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge of the trophic ecology of soil animals is important for understanding
their high alpha diversity as well as their functional role in soil food webs and systems. In the …

What's going to be on the menu with global environmental changes?

J Hallam, NC Harris - Global Change Biology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ongoing anthropogenic change is altering the planet at an unprecedented rate, threatening
biodiversity, and ecosystem functioning. Species are responding to abiotic pressures at both …

Assessing the potential of amino acid δ13C and δ15N analysis in terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems

AC Besser, EA Elliott Smith, SD Newsome - Journal of Ecology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the structure and dynamics of food webs requires accurate estimates of
energy flow among organisms. Bulk tissue carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) isotope …

Unlocking the power of fatty acids as dietary tracers and metabolic signals in fishes and aquatic invertebrates

TD Jardine, AWE Galloway… - … Transactions of the …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Determining the transfer and transformation of organic matter in food webs is a fundamental
challenge that has implications for sustainable management of ecosystems. Fatty acids (FA) …

The critical importance of experimentation in biomarker-based trophic ecology

AWE Galloway, SM Budge - … Transactions of the Royal …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Fatty acids are commonly used as biomarkers for making inferences about trophic
relationships in aquatic and soil food webs. However, researchers are often unaware of the …

Hydrogen isotopes (δ2H) of polyunsaturated fatty acids track bioconversion by zooplankton

M Pilecky, SK Kämmer, M Mathieu‐Resuge… - Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Organisms at the base of aquatic food webs synthesize essential nutrients, such as omega‐
3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n‐3 PUFA), which are transferred to consumers at higher …

[HTML][HTML] Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) obtain omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids via dietary supply and endogenous bioconversion in semi-intensive …

M Pilecky, M Mathieu-Resuge, L Závorka, L Fehlinger… - Aquaculture, 2022 - Elsevier
Omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 LC-PUFA) are essential micronutrients
for aquatic consumers. Synthesized by aquatic primary producers, n-3 LC-PUFA are …