Vertical stratification of fatty acids in the blubber of southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina): implications for diet analysis

• Published in: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Main Authors: Best, N., Bradshaw, C., Hindell, M., Nichols, P.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc. 2003
• Subjects: Phocid; Pinniped; Blubber; Fatty acid signature analysis; Diet composition; Southern elephant seal; Stratification; Insulation; Bradshaw; Corey; Elephant Seal; Elephant Seals; Macquarie Island; Mirounga leonina; Southern Elephant Seal; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2440/48208; https://doi.org/10.1016/S1096-4959(02)00252-X

Copyright © 2002 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved. Fatty acid signature analysis (FASA) is a powerful ecological tool that uses essential fatty acids (FA) from the tissues of animals to indicate aspects of diet. However, the presence of vertical stratification in FA distribution throughout...