The use of stable isotope ratios in whitebait otolith carbonate to identify the source of prey for Western Australian penguins

• Main Authors: Lenanton, R.C.J., Valesini, F., Bastow, T.P., Nowara, G.B., Edmonds, J.S., Connard, M.N.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier BV 2003
• Subjects: Becher Point; Cockburn; Penguin Island
• Online Access: https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/16900/

A methodology has been developed and used to investigate a direct link between juvenile whitebait (Hyperlophus vittatus), the key prey species sampled from the stomachs of Little Penguins (Eudyptula minor), and the specific nursery area of that prey. A unique application of existing methodology init...