Diet estimation in marine mammals relies on indirect methods including recovery of prey
hard parts from stomachs and feces, quantitative fatty acid signature analysis (QFASA) …

DNA‐based techniques have proven useful for defining trophic links in a variety of
ecosystems and recently developed sequencing technologies provide new opportunities for …

The DNA of prey present in animal scats may provide a valuable source of information for
dietary studies. We conducted a captive feeding trial to test whether prey DNA could be …

Blubber biopsy samples from eastern North Pacific killer whales Orcinus orca were analyzed
for fatty acids, carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes and organochlorine contaminants. Fatty …

The diet of adult and juvenile Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) in McMurdo Sound,
Antarctica, was determined from both scat and stable isotope analyses, to ascertain if …

The methodology typically used in the analysis of predator diets is subject to a range of
errors and biases and these are reviewed in relation to estimating the consumption of …

La récupération d'otolithes (sagitta) de poissons et de becs de céphalopodes dans des
échantillons de fèces de mammifères marins constitue une importante source d'information …

Interannual, seasonal, and regional variation in the diet of porpoises, Phocoena phocoena,
in Scottish (UK) waters was studied using stomach contents of animals stranded between …

Understanding the mechanisms that drive prey selection is a major challenge in foraging
ecology. Most studies of foraging strategies have focused on behavioural costs, and have …

Relationships between the size of otoliths and vertebrae, and body length are presented for
eleven teleost species of the north-east Atlantic. Relationships between teleost size and …