Differences in stable isotope ratios of carbon and nitrogen between long-tinned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) and their primary prey in the western north Atlantic

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 500-503

  Abend, Alan G ^a,b   Smith, Tim D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Mackerel; Pilot whale; Squid; Stable isotope; Trophic level

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ISOTOPIC RATIO; NITROGEN; PREY SPECIES; WHALE;

(NORTHWEST); ATLANTIC;

CEPHALOPODA; GLOBICEPHALA MELAS; LOLIGO PEALEI; SCOMBES SCOMBRUS;

EID: 0031153914     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.1996.0192     Document Type: Conference Paper

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