Stable Isotope and Signature Fatty Acid Analyses Suggest Reef Manta Rays Feed on Demersal Zooplankton

Assessing the trophic role and interaction of an animal is key to understanding its general ecology and dynamics. Conventional techniques used to elucidate diet, such as stomach content analysis, are not suitable for large threatened marine species. Non-lethal sampling combined with biochemical meth...

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Autores principales: Couturier, Lydie I. E., Rohner, Christoph A., Richardson, Anthony J., Marshall, Andrea D., Jaine, Fabrice R. A., Bennett, Michael B., Townsend, Kathy A., Weeks, Scarla J., Nichols, Peter D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3805558/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24167562
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0077152

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3805558/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24167562
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0077152

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