The use of stable isotope ratios in whitebait otolith carbonate to identify the source of prey for Western Australian penguins

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 291, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-27

  Lenanton, Rodney C J ^a   Valesini, Fiona ^b   Bastow, Trevor P ^c   Nowara, Gabrielle B ^a   Edmonds, John S ^d   Connard, Michael N ^b  

^a Australian Fisheries and Marine Research Laboratories   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Isotope ratios; Penguins; Prey; Whitebait

Indexed keywords

DIET; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NURSERY GROUND; OTOLITH; SEABIRD;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EUDYPTULA; EUDYPTULA MINOR; HYPERLOPHUS VITTATUS; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 0038587617     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(03)00096-0     Document Type: Article

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