Beyond trophic morphology: stable isotopes reveal ubiquitous versatility in marine turtle trophic ecology

C Figgener, J Bernardo, PT Plotkin - Biological Reviews, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The idea that interspecific variation in trophic morphology among closely related species
effectively permits resource partitioning has driven research on ecological radiation since …

Quality control for modern bone collagen stable carbon and nitrogen isotope measurements

EJ Guiry, P Szpak - Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Isotopic analyses of collagen, the main protein preserved in subfossil bone and tooth, has
long provided a powerful tool for the reconstruction of ancient diets and environments …

Threatened North African seagrass meadows have supported green turtle populations for millennia

W de Kock, M Mackie, M Ramsøe… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
“Protect and restore ecosystems and biodiversity” is the second official aim of the current UN
Ocean Decade (2021 to 2030) calling for the identification and protection of critical marine …

[HTML][HTML] Collagen turnover and isotopic records in cortical bone

J Matsubayashi, I Tayasu - Journal of Archaeological Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Bone collagen of modern and ancient animals is a useful tissue for isotope analyses
because it is stable over time. However, uncertainty regarding metabolic turnover processes …

Intrapopulation variability in the timing of ontogenetic habitat shifts in sea turtles revealed using δ15N values from bone growth rings

CN Turner Tomaszewicz, JA Seminoff… - Journal of Animal …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Determining location and timing of ontogenetic shifts in the habitat use of highly migratory
species, along with possible intrapopulation variation in these shifts, is essential for …

Expanding the coastal forager paradigm: long-term pelagic habitat use by green turtles Chelonia mydas in the eastern Pacific Ocean

CNT Tomaszewicz, JA Seminoff, L Avens… - Marine Ecology …, 2018 - int-res.com
The East Pacific green turtle Chelonia mydas population is gradually recovering, yet much
remains unknown about their long-term demographics and habitat use due to their …

Integrating fish scale and bone isotopic compositions for 'deep time'retrospective studies

EJ Guiry, BPV Hunt - Marine Environmental Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Isotopic studies of archived fish scales have tremendous potential to develop long-term
retrospectives that provide important insights into how humans have altered aquatic …

Acidification does not alter the stable isotope composition of bone collagen

T Wilson, P Szpak - PeerJ, 2022 - peerj.com
In this study, we compared the elemental and isotopic composition of modern and ancient
bone samples pre-treated using different demineralization agents with acidic and neutral …

Diet and recruitment of green turtles in Fiji, South Pacific, inferred from in-water capture and stable isotope analysis

S Piovano, GE Lemons, A Ciriyawa… - Marine Ecology …, 2020 - int-res.com
Green turtles Chelonia mydas are listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, yet in the
South Pacific few conservation-relevant data are available for the species, especially …

Stable isotope discrimination factors and between‐tissue isotope comparisons for bone and skin from captive and wild green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas)

CN Turner Tomaszewicz, JA Seminoff… - Rapid …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Rationale The ecological application of stable isotope analysis (SIA) relies on taxa‐and
tissue‐specific stable carbon (Δ 13C) and nitrogen (Δ 15N) isotope discrimination factors …