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Source
Location
Species
Obs
Tissue(s) Carbon
Nitrogen
n
(individuals)
Main
topic
Saporiti
et al. (2016)
Argentina Arctocephalus australis
Northern Patagonia/
Males
BO
−13.4 ± 0.5
20.6 ± 1
28
TE
Southern Patagonia/
Males
−13.2 ± 0.7
19.0 ± 1.6
6
Brazil
Brazil/Males
−13.6 ± 0.8
20.6 ± 0.6
54
Brazil/Females
−13.6 ± 0.5
18.8 ± 1.0
5
Argentina Otaria flavescens
Northern Patagonia/
Males
−11.9 ± 0.6
22.2 ± 1.0
14
Northern Patagonia/
Females
−12.3 ± 0.6
22.3 ± 0.5
11
Southern Patagonia/
Males
−13.1 ± 1.1
20.7 ± 1.2
31
Southern Patagonia/
Females
−12.3 ± 0.7
20.9 ± 1.0
10
Brazil
Brazil/Males
−11.9 ± 0.7
20.7 ± 0.5
15
Brazil/Females
−12.0 ± 0.3
20.4 ± 0.3
4
Secchi et al.
(2016)
Brazil
Tursiops truncatus
1970s
T
−11.2 ± 0.6
18.0 ± 1.0
5
TE
1980s
−11.1 ± 0.6
18.2 ± 1.1
20
1990s
−11.0 ± 0.7
19.0 ± 0.8
9
2000s
−11.0 ± 0.5
17.9 ± 0.8
40
2010s
−11.2 ± 0.7
18.2 ± 0.7
13
Tatsch et al.
(2016)
Brazil
Berardius arnuxi,
Mesoplodon densiristris,
Mmesoplodon hectori,
Mesoplodon grayi,
Mesoplodon layardii and
Ziphius cavirostris
Bulk
B
−18.0 ± 2.9
13.6 ± 1.4
13
M
Lipid extracted
−16.8 ± 2.5
13.8 ± 1.4
Acidified
−17.8 ± 2.8
13.6 ± 1.3
Lipid extracted and
acidified
−16.9 ± 2.6
13.3 ± 1.5
Troina et al.
(2016)
Brazil
Pontoporia blainvillei
T
−10.9 ± 0.7
19.1 ± 1.1
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Source
Location
Species
Obs
Tissue(s) Carbon
Nitrogen
n
(individuals)
Main
topic
Saporiti
et al. (2016)
Argentina Arctocephalus australis
Northern Patagonia/
Males
BO
−13.4 ± 0.5
20.6 ± 1
28
TE
Southern Patagonia/
Males
−13.2 ± 0.7
19.0 ± 1.6
6
Brazil
Brazil/Males
−13.6 ± 0.8
20.6 ± 0.6
54
Brazil/Females
−13.6 ± 0.5
18.8 ± 1.0
5
Argentina Otaria flavescens
Northern Patagonia/
Males
−11.9 ± 0.6
22.2 ± 1.0
14
Northern Patagonia/
Females
−12.3 ± 0.6
22.3 ± 0.5
11
Southern Patagonia/
Males
−13.1 ± 1.1
20.7 ± 1.2
31
Southern Patagonia/
Females
−12.3 ± 0.7
20.9 ± 1.0
10
Brazil
Brazil/Males
−11.9 ± 0.7
20.7 ± 0.5
15
Brazil/Females
−12.0 ± 0.3
20.4 ± 0.3
4
Secchi et al.
(2016)
Brazil
Tursiops truncatus
1970s
T
−11.2 ± 0.6
18.0 ± 1.0
5
TE
1980s
−11.1 ± 0.6
18.2 ± 1.1
20
1990s
−11.0 ± 0.7
19.0 ± 0.8
9
2000s
−11.0 ± 0.5
17.9 ± 0.8
40
2010s
−11.2 ± 0.7
18.2 ± 0.7
13
Tatsch et al.
(2016)
Brazil
Berardius arnuxi,
Mesoplodon densiristris,
Mmesoplodon hectori,
Mesoplodon grayi,
Mesoplodon layardii and
Ziphius cavirostris
Bulk
B
−18.0 ± 2.9
13.6 ± 1.4
13
M
Lipid extracted
−16.8 ± 2.5
13.8 ± 1.4
Acidified
−17.8 ± 2.8
13.6 ± 1.3
Lipid extracted and
acidified
−16.9 ± 2.6
13.3 ± 1.5
Troina et al.
(2016)
Brazil
Pontoporia blainvillei
T
−10.9 ± 0.7
19.1 ± 1.1
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