Applications of stable isotope analyses to avian ecology

R Inger, S Bearhop - Ibis, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
In the past 20 years the use of stable isotope analysis has become increasingly common in
ecological studies. In fact, in some instances these techniques have yielded remarkable …

Stable isotopes as one of nature's ecological recorders

JB West, GJ Bowen, TE Cerling… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2006 - cell.com
Analyses of the natural variation in stable isotopes of components of ecological systems
have provided new insights into how these systems function across paleoecological to …

Tracking pan-continental trends in environmental contamination using sentinel raptors—what types of samples should we use?

S Espín, AJ García-Fernández, D Herzke, RF Shore… - Ecotoxicology, 2016 - Springer
Biomonitoring using birds of prey as sentinel species has been mooted as a way to evaluate
the success of European Union directives that are designed to protect people and the …

Individual responses of seabirds to commercial fisheries revealed using GPS tracking, stable isotopes and vessel monitoring systems

SC Votier, S Bearhop, MJ Witt, R Inger… - Journal of Applied …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The large amount of discards produced by commercial fisheries can have major impacts on
marine predator populations: this abundant food may increase populations of some …

Current methods and future directions in avian diet analysis

BD Hoenig, AM Snider, AM Forsman, KA Hobson… - The Auk, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Identifying the composition of avian diets is a critical step in characterizing the roles of birds
within ecosystems. However, because birds are a diverse taxonomic group with equally …

Turnover of oxygen and hydrogen isotopes in the body water, CO2, hair, and enamel of a small mammal

DW Podlesak, AM Torregrossa, JR Ehleringer… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2008 - Elsevier
Oxygen and hydrogen isotope signatures of animal tissues are strongly correlated with the
isotope signature of local precipitation and as a result, isotope signatures of tissues are …

Tissue Turnover Rates and Isotopic Trophic Discrimination Factors in the Endothermic Teleost, Pacific Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus orientalis)

DJ Madigan, SY Litvin, BN Popp, AB Carlisle… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Stable isotope analysis (SIA) of highly migratory marine pelagic animals can improve
understanding of their migratory patterns and trophic ecology. However, accurate …

Estimating the timing of diet shifts using stable isotopes

DL Phillips, PM Eldridge - Oecologia, 2006 - Springer
Stable isotope analysis has become an important tool in studies of trophic food webs and
animal feeding patterns. When animals undergo rapid dietary shifts due to migration …

Tissue turnover and stable isotope clocks to quantify resource shifts in anadromous rainbow trout

WN Heady, JW Moore - Oecologia, 2013 - Springer
Stable isotopes can illuminate resource usage by organisms, but effective interpretation is
predicated on laboratory validation. Here we develop stable isotope clocks to track resource …

Estimating blue whale skin isotopic incorporation rates and baleen growth rates: Implications for assessing diet and movement patterns in mysticetes

G Busquets-Vass, SD Newsome, J Calambokidis… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Stable isotope analysis in mysticete skin and baleen plates has been repeatedly used to
assess diet and movement patterns. Accurate interpretation of isotope data depends on …