Diet of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the Gulf of Cadiz: Insights from stomach content and stable isotope analyses

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Giménez, Joan, Marçalo, Ana, Ramírez, Francisco, Verborgh, Philippe, Nicolau, Lídia, González-Ortegón, Enrique, Baldó, Francisco, Vingada, José, Forero, Manuela G., de Stephanis, Renaud
• Other Authors: Loro Parque Fundación, CEPSA, European Commission, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España), Junta de Andalucía, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portugal)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2017
• Subjects: Española; Hake; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/155967; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0184673; https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000780; https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003329; https://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871; https://doi.org/10.13039/501100011011

The ecological role of species can vary among populations depending on local and regional differences in diet. This is particularly true for top predators such as the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), which exhibits a highly varied diet throughout its distribution range. Local dietary assessm...