Intra-population niche differences in generalist foragers have captured the interest of
ecologists, because such individuality can have important ecological and evolutionary …

The ecological role of species can vary among populations depending on local and regional
differences in diet. This is particularly true for top predators such as the bottlenose dolphin …

Stomach content composition and prey‐specific consumption rates of juvenile and adult
harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) were estimated from a data set including 339 …

Harbour porpoises are visually inconspicuous but highly soniferous echolocating marine
predators that are regularly studied using passive acoustic monitoring (PAM). PAM can …

Environmental contaminants and parasites are ubiquitous stressors that can affect animal
physiology and derive from similar dietary sources (co-exposure). To unravel their …

Investigating the feeding ecology of marine predators is critical for understanding their roles
and functional importance in ecosystems. However, assessing the diet of large and wide …

Climate change is predicted to have profound consequences for marine ecosystems. Due to
the growing political and social drive to address its impacts, monitoring and mitigating …

Diet studies on the endangered and genetically distinct Iberian population of the southern
harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena are scarce. The present study provides updated …

Otolith death assemblages provide a valuable source of biological and ecological
information that can help address three main problems in marine conservation:(a) the lack of …

Cetacean stranding reports in the North Aegean Sea were recorded since 1998 from
Strimonikos Gulf in Chalkidiki up to Alexandroupoli on the Turkish border and in a few …