Using stable isotopes to assess whether two sympatric dolphin species share trophic resources

• Published in: Marine Mammal Science
• Main Authors: Loizaga de Castro, Rocio, Saporiti, Fabiana, Vales, Damián Gustavo, Cardona, Luis, Crespo, Enrique Alberto
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc
• Subjects: Dusky dolphin; Lagenorhynchus obscurus; Short-beaked common dolphin; Delphinus delphis; Feeding habits; Isotop analysis; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentina; Gustavo; South Atlantic Ocean
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/65496

In the southwestern South Atlantic Ocean, the dusky dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obscurus, and the short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis, overlap in their distribution along the Patagonian shelf and beyond the shelf-break from 38°S to 42°S. In coastal waters, these species can be found living in...