Ontogenetic diet shift in Commerson's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii commersonii) off Tierra del Fuego

Polar Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 617-627

  Riccialdelli, Luciana ^a,b   Newsome, Seth D ^c   Dellabianca, Natalia A ^a,b   Bastida, Ricardo ^d   Fogel, Marilyn L ^e   Goodall, R Natalie P ^a,b  

^a CENTRO AUSTRAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS CADIC CONICET   (Argentina)

^b Museo Acatushún de Aves y Mamíferos Marinos Australes AMMA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^e GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cephalorhynchus commersonii commersonii; Diet; Stable isotopes; Subantarctic waters

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CARBON ISOTOPE; COASTAL WATER; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DIET; DOLPHIN; ENDEMIC SPECIES; JUVENILE; MORTALITY; NICHE PARTITIONING; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; ONTOGENY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RESOURCE USE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SUBANTARCTIC REGION; TROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; WEANING;

TIERRA DEL FUEGO [(ARC) SOUTH AMERICA];

CEPHALOPODA; CEPHALORHYNCHUS; CEPHALORHYNCHUS COMMERSONII; ILLEX ARGENTINUS; LOLIGO GAHI; SPRATTUS FUEGENSIS;

EID: 84876101602     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-013-1289-5     Document Type: Article

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