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Table 9.1 Major publications regarding stable isotope with marine mammals’ tissues in southwestern Atlantic Ocean prior to September 2016
Source
Location
Species
Obs
Tissue(s) Carbon
Nitrogen
n
(individuals)
Main
topic
Albernaz
et al. (2016)
Brazil
Arctocephalus australis
Male
T
−12.6 ± 0.4
19.2 ± 0.8
10
TE
Female
−12.5 ± 0.4
17.0 ± 0.7
12
Arctocephalus gazella
Male
−17.7 ± 2.0
11.1 ± 1.7
4
Female
−16.8 ± 1.2
10.9 ± 1.1
6
Arctocephalus tropicalis
Male
−14.8 ± 1.9
13.8 ± 0.5
6
Female
−14.4 ± 0.0
14.8 ± 2.0
2
Baptista
et al. (2016)
Brazil
Pontoporia blainvillei
M
−15.5 to
−16.1
13.6 to
14.6
16
TE
Sotalia guianensis
−15.1 to
−16.2
14.1 to
15.6
28
Steno bredanensis
−15.8 to
−17.6
15.2 to
17.8
9
Tursiops truncatus
−15.2 to
−15.9
15.9 to
16.7
10
Bisi et al.
(2012)
Brazil
Sotalia guianensis
Guanabara Bay
M
−14.0 ± 0.7
14.2 ± 0.9
20
TE
Sepetiba Bay
−14.5 ± 1.0
14.0 ± 0.6
44
Ilha Grande Bay
−16.6 ± 0.4
14.2 ± 0.6
10
E. Seyboth et al.