The use of stable isotope analyses from skin biopsy samples to assess trophic relationships of sympatric delphinids off Moorea (French Polynesia)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 395, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 48-54

  Kiszka, Jeremy ^a   Oremus, Marc ^b,c   Richard, Pierre ^a   Poole, Michael ^d   Ridoux, Vincent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c Centre de Biologie et d Ecologie Tropicale et Méditerranéenne   (French Polynesia)

^d Marine Mammal Research Program   (French Polynesia)

Author keywords

Biopsy samples; Carbon; Delphinids; Ecological niche; French Polynesia; Moorea; Nitrogen; South Pacific; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CARBON ISOTOPE; DOLPHIN; NICHE PARTITIONING; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; SKIN; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC LEVEL; WHALE;

MOOREA; SOCIETY ISLANDS; WINDWARD ISLANDS [SOCIETY ISLANDS];

CETACEA; CUCUMIS; DELPHINIDAE; GLOBICEPHALA MACRORHYNCHUS; PEPONOCEPHALA; PEPONOCEPHALA ELECTRA; STENELLA (CETACEA); STENELLA LONGIROSTRIS; STENO BREDANENSIS;

EID: 77957928061     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2010.08.010     Document Type: Article

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