245
Ben-David M, Flaherty EA (2012) Stable isotope in mammalian research: a beginner’s guide.
J Mammal 93:312–328
Bisi TL, Lepoint G, Azevedo AF et al (2012) Trophic relationships and mercury biomagnification
in Brazilian tropical coastal food webs. Ecol Indic 18:291–302
Bisi TL, Dorneles PR, Lailson-Brito J et al (2013) Trophic relationships and habitat preferences
of Delphinids from the southeastern Brazilian coast determined by carbon and nitrogen stable
isotope composition. PLoS One 8:e82205
Borrell A, Abad-Oliva E, Gómez-Campos E et al (2012) Discrimination factors of stable isotope
in fin whales tissues and application to diet assessment in cetaceans. Rapid Commun Mass
Spectrom 26:1596–1602
Botta S, Hohn AA, Macko SA et al (2012) Isotopic variation in delphinids from the subtropical
western South Atlantic. J Mar Biol Assoc UK 92:1689–1698
Botta S, Albuquerque C, Hohn AA et al (2015) Ba/Ca ratios in teeth reveal habitat use patterns of
dolphins. MEPS 521:249–263
Caut S, Angulo E, Courchamp F (2009) Variation in discrimination factors (∆
15 N and ∆
13 C): the
effect of diet isotopic values and applications for diet reconstruction. J Appl Ecol 46:443–453
Ciotti LL, Luna FO, Secchi ER (2014) Intra- and interindividual variation in δ
13 C and δ
15 N composition in the Antillen manatee Trichehcus manatus manatus from northeastern Brazil. Mar
Mamm Sci 30:1248–1247
Clementz MT, Koch PL (2001) Differentiating aquatic mammal habitat and foraging ecology with
stable isotopes in tooth enamel. Oecologia 129:461–472
Costa DP (2008) A conceptual model of the variation in parental attendance in response to environmental fluctuation: foraging energetics of lactating sea lions and fur seals. Aquat Conserv
17:S44–S52
Cremer MJ, Pinheiro PC, Simões-Lopes PC (2012) Prey consumed by Guina dolphin Sotalia
guianensis (Cetacea, Delphinidae) and franciscana dolphin Pontoporia blainvillei (Cetacea,
Pontoporiidae) in an estuarine environment in southern Brazil. Iheringia, Sér Zool 102:131–137
de Castro RL, Saporiti F, Vales DG et al (2015) Feeding ecology of dusky dolphins Lagenorhynchus
Obscurus: evidence from stable isotopes. J Mammal 97:310–320
de Castro RL, Saporiti F, Vales DG et al (2016) What are you eating? A stable isotope insight into
the trophic ecology of short-beaked common dolphins in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean.
Mamm Biol 81:571–578
DeNiro MJ, Epstein S (1978) Influence of diet on the distribution of carbon isotopes in animals.
Geochim Cosmochim Acta 42:495–506
DeNiro MJ, Epstein S (1981) Influence of diet on the distribution of nitrogen isotopes in animals.
Geochim Cosmochim Acta 45:341–351
Dettman DL, Reische AK, Lohmann KC (1999) Controls on the stable isotope composition of
seasonal growth bands in aragonitic fresh-water bivalves (Unionidae). Geochim Cosmochim
Acta 63:1049–1057
Di Beneditto APM, Souza CMM, Kehrig HA et al (2011) Use of multiple tools to assess the feeding preference of coastal dolphins. Mar Biol 158:2209–2217
Di Beneditto APM, Rezende CE, Camargo PB et al (2013) Trophic niche comparison between two
predators in northern Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil: a stable isotopes approach. Biota Neotrop
13:000–000
Di Beneditto AP, Monteiro LR (2015) Isotopic niche of two coastal dolphins in a tropical marine
area: specific and age class comparisons. J Mar Biol Assoc UK 96:853–858
Drago M, Crespo EA, Aguilar A et al (2009a) Historic diet change of the south American sea lion
in Patagonia as revealed by isotopic analysis. MEPS 384:274–286
Drago M, Cardona L, Crespo EA et al (2009b) Ontogenic dietary changes in south American sea
lions. J Zool 279:251–261
Drago M, Cardona L, Aguilar A et al (2010) Diet of lactating south American sea lions, as inferred
from stable isotopes, influences pup growth. Mar Mamm Sci 26:309–323
Drago M, Franco-Trecu V, Zenteno L et al (2015) Sexual foraging segregation in south American sea
lions increases during the pre-breeding period in the Río de la Plata plume. MEPS 52:261–272
9 Using Chemical Elements to the Study of Trophic and Spatial Ecology in Marine…
Ben-David M, Flaherty EA (2012) Stable isotope in mammalian research: a beginner’s guide.
J Mammal 93:312–328
Bisi TL, Lepoint G, Azevedo AF et al (2012) Trophic relationships and mercury biomagnification
in Brazilian tropical coastal food webs. Ecol Indic 18:291–302
Bisi TL, Dorneles PR, Lailson-Brito J et al (2013) Trophic relationships and habitat preferences
of Delphinids from the southeastern Brazilian coast determined by carbon and nitrogen stable
isotope composition. PLoS One 8:e82205
Borrell A, Abad-Oliva E, Gómez-Campos E et al (2012) Discrimination factors of stable isotope
in fin whales tissues and application to diet assessment in cetaceans. Rapid Commun Mass
Spectrom 26:1596–1602
Botta S, Hohn AA, Macko SA et al (2012) Isotopic variation in delphinids from the subtropical
western South Atlantic. J Mar Biol Assoc UK 92:1689–1698
Botta S, Albuquerque C, Hohn AA et al (2015) Ba/Ca ratios in teeth reveal habitat use patterns of
dolphins. MEPS 521:249–263
Caut S, Angulo E, Courchamp F (2009) Variation in discrimination factors (∆
15 N and ∆
13 C): the
effect of diet isotopic values and applications for diet reconstruction. J Appl Ecol 46:443–453
Ciotti LL, Luna FO, Secchi ER (2014) Intra- and interindividual variation in δ
13 C and δ
15 N composition in the Antillen manatee Trichehcus manatus manatus from northeastern Brazil. Mar
Mamm Sci 30:1248–1247
Clementz MT, Koch PL (2001) Differentiating aquatic mammal habitat and foraging ecology with
stable isotopes in tooth enamel. Oecologia 129:461–472
Costa DP (2008) A conceptual model of the variation in parental attendance in response to environmental fluctuation: foraging energetics of lactating sea lions and fur seals. Aquat Conserv
17:S44–S52
Cremer MJ, Pinheiro PC, Simões-Lopes PC (2012) Prey consumed by Guina dolphin Sotalia
guianensis (Cetacea, Delphinidae) and franciscana dolphin Pontoporia blainvillei (Cetacea,
Pontoporiidae) in an estuarine environment in southern Brazil. Iheringia, Sér Zool 102:131–137
de Castro RL, Saporiti F, Vales DG et al (2015) Feeding ecology of dusky dolphins Lagenorhynchus
Obscurus: evidence from stable isotopes. J Mammal 97:310–320
de Castro RL, Saporiti F, Vales DG et al (2016) What are you eating? A stable isotope insight into
the trophic ecology of short-beaked common dolphins in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean.
Mamm Biol 81:571–578
DeNiro MJ, Epstein S (1978) Influence of diet on the distribution of carbon isotopes in animals.
Geochim Cosmochim Acta 42:495–506
DeNiro MJ, Epstein S (1981) Influence of diet on the distribution of nitrogen isotopes in animals.
Geochim Cosmochim Acta 45:341–351
Dettman DL, Reische AK, Lohmann KC (1999) Controls on the stable isotope composition of
seasonal growth bands in aragonitic fresh-water bivalves (Unionidae). Geochim Cosmochim
Acta 63:1049–1057
Di Beneditto APM, Souza CMM, Kehrig HA et al (2011) Use of multiple tools to assess the feeding preference of coastal dolphins. Mar Biol 158:2209–2217
Di Beneditto APM, Rezende CE, Camargo PB et al (2013) Trophic niche comparison between two
predators in northern Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil: a stable isotopes approach. Biota Neotrop
13:000–000
Di Beneditto AP, Monteiro LR (2015) Isotopic niche of two coastal dolphins in a tropical marine
area: specific and age class comparisons. J Mar Biol Assoc UK 96:853–858
Drago M, Crespo EA, Aguilar A et al (2009a) Historic diet change of the south American sea lion
in Patagonia as revealed by isotopic analysis. MEPS 384:274–286
Drago M, Cardona L, Crespo EA et al (2009b) Ontogenic dietary changes in south American sea
lions. J Zool 279:251–261
Drago M, Cardona L, Aguilar A et al (2010) Diet of lactating south American sea lions, as inferred
from stable isotopes, influences pup growth. Mar Mamm Sci 26:309–323
Drago M, Franco-Trecu V, Zenteno L et al (2015) Sexual foraging segregation in south American sea
lions increases during the pre-breeding period in the Río de la Plata plume. MEPS 52:261–272
9 Using Chemical Elements to the Study of Trophic and Spatial Ecology in Marine…