Stable isotopes and elasmobranchs: tissue types, methods, applications and assumptions

NE Hussey, MA MacNeil, JA Olin… - Journal of Fish …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Stable‐isotope analysis (SIA) can act as a powerful ecological tracer with which to examine
diet, trophic position and movement, as well as more complex questions pertaining to …

A practical guide on stable isotope analysis for cetacean research

CR Teixeira, GC Troina, FG Daura‐Jorge… - Marine Mammal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Trophic ecology information about cetaceans is essential to understand their role in
ecosystem dynamics. Stable isotope analysis is a valuable complementary approach to …

Using stable isotope biogeochemistry to study marine mammal ecology

SD Newsome, MT Clementz… - Marine Mammal Science, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Stable isotope analysis (SIA) has emerged as a common tool in ecology and has proven
especially useful in the study of animal diet, habitat use, movement, and physiology. SIA has …

Is lipid correction necessary in the stable isotope analysis of fish tissues?

MM Skinner, AA Martin… - Rapid Communications in …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Rationale Stable isotope analysis (SIA) is a powerful tool for examining diet and food‐web
dynamics. SIA assumes “you are what you eat” relative to carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) …

Migratory dichotomy and associated phenotypic variation in marine turtles revealed by satellite tracking and stable isotope analysis

JA Zbinden, S Bearhop, P Bradshaw, B Gill… - Marine Ecology …, 2011 - int-res.com
Linking foraging and breeding habitats is key to the understanding of behaviour, ecology
and demography of migratory species. Establishing such connections has long been …

A practical introduction to stable-isotope analysis for seabird biologists: approaches, cautions and caveats

AL Bond, IL Jones - Marine Ornithology, 2009 - research.library.mun.ca
Stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen can provide valuable insight into seabird diet, but
when interpreting results, seabird biologists need to recognize the many assumptions and …

Estimating blue whale skin isotopic incorporation rates and baleen growth rates: Implications for assessing diet and movement patterns in mysticetes

G Busquets-Vass, SD Newsome, J Calambokidis… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Stable isotope analysis in mysticete skin and baleen plates has been repeatedly used to
assess diet and movement patterns. Accurate interpretation of isotope data depends on …

Trophic ecology of a green turtle breeding population

HB Vander Zanden, KE Arthur, AB Bolten… - Marine Ecology …, 2013 - int-res.com
While many migratory marine organisms converge at breeding areas, identifying foraging
strategies away from these reproductive sites can be challenging. Adult female green turtles …

Hawksbill sea turtles in seagrass pastures: success in a peripheral habitat

KA Bjorndal, AB Bolten - Marine Biology, 2010 - Springer
Hawksbill sea turtles, Eretmochelys imbricata, are closely associated with coral reef and
other hard-bottom habitats. Seagrass pastures are peripheral habitats for Caribbean …

Key issues in assessing threats to sea turtles: knowledge gaps and future directions

MMPB Fuentes, E McMichael, CY Kot… - Endangered Species …, 2023 - int-res.com
Sea turtles are an iconic group of marine megafauna that have been exposed to multiple
anthropogenic threats across their different life stages, especially in the past decades. This …