[HTML][HTML] State of the art, gaps and future perspectives on common kestrel ecotoxicology

L Giovanetti, S Casini, T Campani, I Caliani - Environmental Toxicology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic activities have caused a steady decline of common kestrel (Falco
tinnunculus) since the 1980s. Effects, especially sublethal effects of contaminants, need to …

Evaluating Bayesian stable isotope mixing models of wild animal diet and the effects of trophic discrimination factors and informative priors

GJF Swan, S Bearhop, SM Redpath… - Methods in Ecology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

The effects of sex, tissue type, and dietary components on stable isotope discrimination factors (Δ13C and Δ15N) in mammalian omnivores

CM Kurle, PL Koch, BR Tershy… - Isotopes in environmental …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
We tested the effects of sex, tissue, and diet on stable isotope discrimination factors (Δ13C
and Δ15N) for six tissues from rats fed four diets with varied C and N sources, but …

Tracking data and retrospective analyses of diet reveal the consequences of loss of marine subsidies for an obligate scavenger, the Andean condor

SA Lambertucci, J Navarro… - … of the Royal …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Over the last century, marine mammals have been dramatically reduced in the world's
oceans. We examined evidence that this change caused dietary and foraging pattern shifts …

Puma predation subsidizes an obligate scavenger in the high Andes

PL Perrig, E Donadio, AD Middleton… - Journal of Applied …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The ungulate–carnivore–vulture complex is a key trophic module of many terrestrial
ecosystems, but one that is globally under threat. Few have explored cross‐species …

Latitudinal patterns in the diet of Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) in Chile: contrasting environments influencing feeding behavior

M Duclos, P Sabat, SD Newsome, EF Pavez… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Human-dominated environments alter the availability and quality of resources for many
species, especially for scavengers that have large home ranges and plastic foraging …

Isotopic incorporation rates and discrimination factors in mantis shrimp crustaceans

MS deVries, CM Del Rio, TS Tunstall, TE Dawson - PLoS One, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Stable isotope analysis has provided insights into the trophic ecology of a wide diversity of
animals. Knowledge about isotopic incorporation rates and isotopic discrimination between …

Stable isotope mixing models fail to estimate the diet of an avian predator

BG Robinson, A Franke… - The Auk: Ornithological …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Predation can shape community structure, so understanding the diet of predators is an
important aspect of ecology. Stable isotope analysis using Bayesian mixing models is a …

More than just meat: Carcass decomposition shapes trophic identities in a terrestrial vertebrate

G Barceló, PL Perrig, P Dharampal… - Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Most food web models fail to account for the full complexity of interactions within a
community, particularly where microbes are involved. Carcasses are microbe‐rich resources …

Simple ways to calculate stable isotope discrimination factors and convert between tissue types

AL Greer, TW Horton, XJ Nelson - Methods in Ecology and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Traditional methods to determine stable isotope discrimination factors (Δ) between an
animal's diet and tissue (s) are costly and time‐consuming. Consequently, data are only …