Applying stable isotopes to examine food‐web structure: an overview of analytical tools
Stable isotope analysis has emerged as one of the primary means for examining the
structure and dynamics of food webs, and numerous analytical approaches are now …
structure and dynamics of food webs, and numerous analytical approaches are now …
The ecological causes of individual specialisation
Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 948–958 Abstract Many generalist populations are composed of
specialised individuals, whose niches are small subsets of the population niche. This …
specialised individuals, whose niches are small subsets of the population niche. This …
Defining the 'generalist specialist' niche for Pleistocene Homo sapiens
P Roberts, BA Stewart - Nature Human Behaviour, 2018 - nature.com
Definitions of our species as unique within the hominin clade have tended to focus on
differences in capacities for symbolism, language, social networking, technological …
differences in capacities for symbolism, language, social networking, technological …
Using stable isotope biogeochemistry to study marine mammal ecology
SD Newsome, MT Clementz… - Marine Mammal Science, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Stable isotope analysis (SIA) has emerged as a common tool in ecology and has proven
especially useful in the study of animal diet, habitat use, movement, and physiology. SIA has …
especially useful in the study of animal diet, habitat use, movement, and physiology. SIA has …
A guide to using compound-specific stable isotope analysis to study the fates of molecules in organisms and ecosystems
The measurement of stable isotopes in 'bulk'animal and plant tissues (eg, muscle or leaf)
has become an important tool for studies of functional diversity from organismal to …
has become an important tool for studies of functional diversity from organismal to …
Contrasting patterns of individual specialization and trophic coupling in two marine apex predators
P Matich, MR Heithaus… - Journal of Animal Ecology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Apex predators are often assumed to be dietary generalists and, by feeding on prey from
multiple basal nutrient sources, serve to couple discrete food webs. But there is increasing …
multiple basal nutrient sources, serve to couple discrete food webs. But there is increasing …
Behavioral responses across a mosaic of ecosystem states restructure a sea otter–urchin trophic cascade
JG Smith, J Tomoleoni, M Staedler… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Consumer and predator foraging behavior can impart profound trait-mediated constraints on
community regulation that scale up to influence the structure and stability of ecosystems …
community regulation that scale up to influence the structure and stability of ecosystems …
Stable isotopes and elasmobranchs: tissue types, methods, applications and assumptions
Stable‐isotope analysis (SIA) can act as a powerful ecological tracer with which to examine
diet, trophic position and movement, as well as more complex questions pertaining to …
diet, trophic position and movement, as well as more complex questions pertaining to …
Long‐term individual foraging site fidelity—why some gannets don't change their spots
Many established models of animal foraging assume that individuals are ecologically
equivalent. However, it is increasingly recognized that populations may comprise individuals …
equivalent. However, it is increasingly recognized that populations may comprise individuals …
Individual variation in anthropogenic resource use in an urban carnivore
With increasing urbanization, some animals are adapting to human-dominated systems,
offering unique opportunities to study individual adaptation to novel environments. One …
offering unique opportunities to study individual adaptation to novel environments. One …