Mar Ecol Prog Ser 664:149-163 (2021)
Knowledge of the nutritional requirements of apex predators is key for determining ecological interactions. However, an understanding of how diet is influenced by reproduction, and the consequences of…
Keywords:
Trophic markers,
Nutritional condition,
Dietary patterns,
Tiger shark,
Galeocerdo cuvier,
Reproduction,
Trophic ecology,
Physiology
Authors: Rangel BS, Hammerschlag N, Sulikowski JA, Moreira RG
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13640
Mar Ecol Prog Ser 673:229-243 (2021)
The degree of dietary generalization versus specialization exhibited by populations can impact their ability to respond to changing environmental conditions. Naturally shed hair and epidermis are…
Keywords:
Epidermis,
Marine mammals,
Molt,
Hair,
Seals,
Skin,
Temporal consistency,
Individual trophic niche specialization/conservatism,
Trophic ecology
Authors: Lübcker N, Newsome SD, Bester MN, de Bruyn PJN
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13772
Mar Ecol Prog Ser 310:15-24 (2006)
We used carbon stable isotopes to examine the influence of the size of saltmarsh patches on the trophic contribution of saltmarsh grass and mangroves to 2 species of resident crabs ( Parasesarma…
Keywords:
Landscape ecology,
Trophic ecology,
Stable isotopes,
Avicennia marina,
Crustacea
Authors: Guest MA, Connolly RM
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.3354/meps310015
Mar Ecol Prog Ser 788:meps15162 (2026)
Sharks play important roles in marine ecosystems but have experienced mass overexploitation during recent decades. Despite their ecological significance, the trophic ecology of certain species remains…
Keywords:
Trophic ecology,
Stable isotope analysis,
Shark,
Spatial ecology,
Habitat use,
13C,
Diet shift,
Atlantic Ocean
Authors: Willert MS, France CAM, Baldwin CC, Hay ME
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.3354/meps15162
Mar Ecol Prog Ser
The deep-sea oegopsid ‘glacial’ squid Psychroteuthis glacialis is endemic to the Southern Ocean and important in the diets of Antarctic seabirds, seals, toothed whales, and toothfish, but is rarely…
Keywords:
DNA sequencing,
Cephalopod,
Ecology,
Gut contents,
Feeding habits,
Trophic ecology
Authors: Lischka A, Stevens DW, van Dijk SN, Pinkerton MH, Bolstad KSR, Dunn MR, Braid HE
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.3354/meps15247
Mar Ecol Prog Ser 302:199-206 (2005)
Food web relationships in marine systems have traditionally been defined through stomach content analysis, but biochemical techniques have recently emerged to validate and broaden temporal diet…
Keywords:
δ15N,
δ13C,
Diet,
Trophic ecology,
Metabolism,
Elasmobranch
Authors: MacNeil MA, Skomal GB, Fisk AT
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.3354/meps302199
Mar Ecol Prog Ser 300:135-145 (2005)
The discrepancy between the ecological significance of amphipods in the Antarctic and our poor knowledge of their ecofunctional role calls for a more detailed investigation of their trophic status in…
Keywords:
2-dimensional biomarker,
Trophic relationships,
Stable isotopes,
Fatty acids,
Amphipoda,
Antarctic ecology
Authors: Nyssen F, Brey T, Dauby P, Graeve M
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.3354/meps300135
Mar Ecol Prog Ser 318:229-235 (2006)
The feeding behaviors of squids Ommastrephes bartramii (n = 315) and Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis (n = 280), collected during yearly 2 wk cruises from 1996 to 2001, were compared. Fish and squid prey…
Keywords:
Ommastrephidae,
Squid,
Feeding behavior,
Hawaii,
Ommastrephes bartramii,
Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis ,
Myctophidae,
Trophic ecology,
Otoliths,
Beaks
Authors: Parry M
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.3354/meps318229
Mar Ecol Prog Ser 795:meps15246 (2026)
In ecomorphology, feeding biomechanics is used to infer how fishes obtain their food. While physiology and trophic ecology of many cryonotothenioids have been extensively addressed, ecomorphological…
Keywords:
Notothenioidei,
Trophic ecology,
Ecomorphology,
Paradise Bay,
Danco Coast
Authors: Gómez De Saravia S, Panzeri KM, Novillo M, Barrera-Oro E, Moreira E
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.3354/meps15246
Mar Ecol Prog Ser 794:meps15233 (2026)
The Southern Ocean has experienced anthropogenic and climatic impacts over the past centuries that have altered the abundance and distribution of key prey species, leading to divergent ecological…
Keywords:
Adélie penguins,
Pygoscelis adeliae,
Trophic dynamics,
Krill surplus,
Amino acid stable isotope analysis,
Historical ecology,
Antarctica
Authors: Michelson CI, McMahon KW, Hart T, Emslie SD, McCarthy MD, Patterson WP, Polito MJ
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.3354/meps15233
Mar Ecol Prog Ser 794:meps15232 (2026)
The coexistence of seabirds with similar ecological requirements relies on niche partitioning mechanisms to avoid interspecific competition, especially during the breeding season when energetic…
Keywords:
Coexistence,
Interspecific competition,
Foraging,
Stable isotopes,
Sulidae,
Trophic ecology
Authors: Jacoby J, Lanco S, Barbraud C, Delord K, Bugoni L, Nunes GT
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.3354/meps15232
Mar Ecol Prog Ser 660:189-201 (2021)
The availability of anthropogenic food subsidies has promoted an increase in generalist opportunistic gull species, which currently breed and forage on predictable anthropogenic resources (e.g.…
Keywords:
Urban gulls,
Yellow-legged gull,
Larus michahellis,
Diet,
Trophic ecology,
Isotopic niches,
Fatty acid composition
Authors: Pais de Faria J, Vaz PT, Lopes CS, Calado JG, Pereira JM, Veríssimo SN, Paiva VH, Gonçalves AMM, Ramos JA
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13599