Diet estimation in marine mammals relies on indirect methods including recovery of prey
hard parts from stomachs and feces, quantitative fatty acid signature analysis (QFASA) …

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 …

The analysis of apex predator diet has the ability to deliver valuable insights into ecosystem
health, and the potential impacts a predator might have on commercially relevant species …

DNA‐based techniques have proven useful for defining trophic links in a variety of
ecosystems and recently developed sequencing technologies provide new opportunities for …

We examined the digestion of hard remains of between one and four different size ranges of
nine key North Sea prey taxa fed to seven captive harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) …

The diet of adult and juvenile Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) in McMurdo Sound,
Antarctica, was determined from both scat and stable isotope analyses, to ascertain if …

In recent years, Australian governments and fishing industry associations have developed
guiding principles aimed at reducing the impact of fishing on non-target species and the …

This research examines the foraging energetics and diving behavior of the Australian sea
lion, Neophoca cinerea. We examine whether the foraging ecology of the Australian sea lion …

Feeding habits of ringed (Phoca hispida), bearded (Erignathus barbatus), spotted (Phoca
largha) and ribbon (Phoca fasciata) seals and walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) were studied …

La récupération d'otolithes (sagitta) de poissons et de becs de céphalopodes dans des
échantillons de fèces de mammifères marins constitue une importante source d'information …