247
Lesage V, Hammill MO, Kovacs KM (2001) Marine mammals and the community structure of
the Estuary and Gulf of St Lawrence, Canada: evidence from stable isotope analysis. Mar Ecol
Prog Ser 210:203–221
Lewis R, O’Connell T, Lewis M et al (2006) Sex-specific foraging strategies and resource partitioning in the southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina). Proc R Soc Lond B Biol Sci
273:2901–2907
Martínez del Rio C, Carleton SA (2012) How fast and how faithful – the dynamics of isotopic
incorporation into animal tissues. J Mammal 93:353–359
Martínez del Rio C, Wolf N, Carleton SA et al (2009) Isotopic ecology ten years after a call for
more laboratory experiments. Biol Rev 84:91–111
Matthews CJD, Ferguson SH (2015) Weaning age variation in beluga whales (Delphinapterus
leucas). J Mammal 96:425–437
McMahon KW, Hamady LL, Thorrold (2013) Ocean ecogeochemistry: a review. Oceanogr Mar
Biol Annu Rev 51:327–374
Minagawa M, Wada E (1984) Stepwise enrichment of
15 N along food chains: further evidence and
relation between δ
15 N and animal age. Geochim Cosmochim Ac 48:1135–1140
Moore JW, Semmens BX (2008) Incorporating uncertainty and prior information into stable isotope mixing models. Ecol Lett 11:470–480
Newsome SD, del Rio CM, Bearhop S et al (2007) A niche for isotopic ecology. Front Ecol
Environ 5:429–436
Newsome SD, Etnier MA, Monson DH et al (2009) Retrospective characterization of ontogenetic
shifts in killer whale diets via δ
13
C and δ
15
N analysis of teeth. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 374:229–242
Newsome S, Clementz MT, Koch PL (2010) Using stable isotope biogeochemistry to study marine
mammal ecology. Mar Mamm Sci 26:509–572
Ott PH, Barreto AS, Siciliano S et al (2016) Report of the working group on taxonomy and stock
identity of bottlenose dolphins in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean. LAJAM 11:16–28
Page B, McKenzie J, Goldsworthy SD (2005) Dietary resource partitioning among sympatric New
Zealand and Australian fur seals. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 293:283–302
Parnell AC, Inger R, Bearhop S et al (2010) Source partitioning using stable isotopes: coping with
too much variation. PLoS One 5:e9672
Peterson BJ, Fry B (1987) Stable isotopes in ecosystem studies. Annu Rev Ecol Syst 18:293–320
Phillips DL (2012) Converting isotope values to diet composition: the use of mixing models.
J Mammal 93:342–352
Polunin N, Pinnegar J (2002) Trophic ecology and the structure of marine food webs. In: Hart P,
Reynolds J (eds) Handbook of fish and fisheries. Blackwell Science, Oxford, pp 301–320
Post DM (2002) Using stable isotopes to estimate trophic position: models, methods, and assumptions. Ecology 83:703–718
Riccialdelli L, Goodall RNP (2015) Intra-specific trophic variation in false killer whales
(Pseudorca crassidens) from the southwestern South Atlantic Ocean through stable isotopes
analysis. Mammal Biol 80:298–302
Riccialdelli L, Newsome SD, Fogel ML et al (2010) Isotopic assessment of prey and habitat
preferences of a cetacean community in the southwestern South Atlantic Ocean. MEPS
418:235–248
Riccialdelli L, Newsome SD, Goodall RNP et al (2012) Insight into niche separation of Risso’s
dolphin (Grampus griseus) in the southwestern South Atlantic via δ
13 C and δ
15 N values. Mar
Mamm Sci 28:E503–E515
Riccialdelli L, Newsome SD, Dellabianca NA et al (2013) Ontogenetic diet shift in Commerson’s
dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii commersonii) off Tierra del Fuego. Polar Biol
36:617–627
Robbins CT, Felicetti LA, Florin ST (2010) The impact of protein quality on stable isotope ratio
discrimination and assimilated diet estimation. Oecologia 162:571–579
Rowntree VJ, Payne RS, Schell DM (2001) Changing patterns of habitat use by southern right
whales (Eubalaena australis) on their nursery ground at Península Valdés, Argentina, and their
long-range movements. J Cetacean Res Manag (Special Issue) 2:133–143
9 Using Chemical Elements to the Study of Trophic and Spatial Ecology in Marine…
Lesage V, Hammill MO, Kovacs KM (2001) Marine mammals and the community structure of
the Estuary and Gulf of St Lawrence, Canada: evidence from stable isotope analysis. Mar Ecol
Prog Ser 210:203–221
Lewis R, O’Connell T, Lewis M et al (2006) Sex-specific foraging strategies and resource partitioning in the southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina). Proc R Soc Lond B Biol Sci
273:2901–2907
Martínez del Rio C, Carleton SA (2012) How fast and how faithful – the dynamics of isotopic
incorporation into animal tissues. J Mammal 93:353–359
Martínez del Rio C, Wolf N, Carleton SA et al (2009) Isotopic ecology ten years after a call for
more laboratory experiments. Biol Rev 84:91–111
Matthews CJD, Ferguson SH (2015) Weaning age variation in beluga whales (Delphinapterus
leucas). J Mammal 96:425–437
McMahon KW, Hamady LL, Thorrold (2013) Ocean ecogeochemistry: a review. Oceanogr Mar
Biol Annu Rev 51:327–374
Minagawa M, Wada E (1984) Stepwise enrichment of
15 N along food chains: further evidence and
relation between δ
15 N and animal age. Geochim Cosmochim Ac 48:1135–1140
Moore JW, Semmens BX (2008) Incorporating uncertainty and prior information into stable isotope mixing models. Ecol Lett 11:470–480
Newsome SD, del Rio CM, Bearhop S et al (2007) A niche for isotopic ecology. Front Ecol
Environ 5:429–436
Newsome SD, Etnier MA, Monson DH et al (2009) Retrospective characterization of ontogenetic
shifts in killer whale diets via δ
13
C and δ
15
N analysis of teeth. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 374:229–242
Newsome S, Clementz MT, Koch PL (2010) Using stable isotope biogeochemistry to study marine
mammal ecology. Mar Mamm Sci 26:509–572
Ott PH, Barreto AS, Siciliano S et al (2016) Report of the working group on taxonomy and stock
identity of bottlenose dolphins in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean. LAJAM 11:16–28
Page B, McKenzie J, Goldsworthy SD (2005) Dietary resource partitioning among sympatric New
Zealand and Australian fur seals. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 293:283–302
Parnell AC, Inger R, Bearhop S et al (2010) Source partitioning using stable isotopes: coping with
too much variation. PLoS One 5:e9672
Peterson BJ, Fry B (1987) Stable isotopes in ecosystem studies. Annu Rev Ecol Syst 18:293–320
Phillips DL (2012) Converting isotope values to diet composition: the use of mixing models.
J Mammal 93:342–352
Polunin N, Pinnegar J (2002) Trophic ecology and the structure of marine food webs. In: Hart P,
Reynolds J (eds) Handbook of fish and fisheries. Blackwell Science, Oxford, pp 301–320
Post DM (2002) Using stable isotopes to estimate trophic position: models, methods, and assumptions. Ecology 83:703–718
Riccialdelli L, Goodall RNP (2015) Intra-specific trophic variation in false killer whales
(Pseudorca crassidens) from the southwestern South Atlantic Ocean through stable isotopes
analysis. Mammal Biol 80:298–302
Riccialdelli L, Newsome SD, Fogel ML et al (2010) Isotopic assessment of prey and habitat
preferences of a cetacean community in the southwestern South Atlantic Ocean. MEPS
418:235–248
Riccialdelli L, Newsome SD, Goodall RNP et al (2012) Insight into niche separation of Risso’s
dolphin (Grampus griseus) in the southwestern South Atlantic via δ
13 C and δ
15 N values. Mar
Mamm Sci 28:E503–E515
Riccialdelli L, Newsome SD, Dellabianca NA et al (2013) Ontogenetic diet shift in Commerson’s
dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii commersonii) off Tierra del Fuego. Polar Biol
36:617–627
Robbins CT, Felicetti LA, Florin ST (2010) The impact of protein quality on stable isotope ratio
discrimination and assimilated diet estimation. Oecologia 162:571–579
Rowntree VJ, Payne RS, Schell DM (2001) Changing patterns of habitat use by southern right
whales (Eubalaena australis) on their nursery ground at Península Valdés, Argentina, and their
long-range movements. J Cetacean Res Manag (Special Issue) 2:133–143
9 Using Chemical Elements to the Study of Trophic and Spatial Ecology in Marine…