Prey preferences among the community of deep-diving odontocetes from the Bay of Biscay, Northeast Atlantic

International audience Long-finnedpilotwhales(Globicephalamelas),Risso'sdolphins(Grampusgriseus), melon-headedwhales (Peponocephalaelectra),Cuvier'sbeakedwhales(Ziphiuscavirostris), Sowerby'sbeakedwhales(Mesoplodon bidens), northernbottlenosewhales(Hyperoodonampullatus), spermwhales(P...

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Published in:Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers
Main Authors: Spitz, Jérôme, Cherel, Yves, Bertin, Stéphane, Kiszka, Jeremy, Dewez, Alexandre, Ridoux, Vincent
Other Authors: LIttoral ENvironnement et Sociétés (LIENSs), La Rochelle Université (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre d'Études Biologiques de Chizé (CEBC), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: HAL CCSD 2011
Subjects:
[SDE]Environmental Sciences
Mesoplodon bidens
Northeast Atlantic
Online Access:https://hal.science/hal-00573185
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2010.12.009
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spelling ftunivrochelle:oai:HAL:hal-00573185v1 2024-02-11T10:05:45+01:00 Prey preferences among the community of deep-diving odontocetes from the Bay of Biscay, Northeast Atlantic Spitz, Jérôme Cherel, Yves Bertin, Stéphane Kiszka, Jeremy Dewez, Alexandre Ridoux, Vincent LIttoral ENvironnement et Sociétés (LIENSs) La Rochelle Université (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Centre d'Études Biologiques de Chizé (CEBC) Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) 2011 https://hal.science/hal-00573185 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2010.12.009 en eng HAL CCSD Elsevier info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.dsr.2010.12.009 hal-00573185 https://hal.science/hal-00573185 doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2010.12.009 ISSN: 0146-6291 Deep Sea Research https://hal.science/hal-00573185 Deep Sea Research, 2011, 58, pp.273-282. ⟨10.1016/j.dsr.2010.12.009⟩ [SDE]Environmental Sciences info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2011 ftunivrochelle https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2010.12.009 2024-01-23T23:33:56Z International audience Long-finnedpilotwhales(Globicephalamelas),Risso'sdolphins(Grampusgriseus), melon-headedwhales (Peponocephalaelectra),Cuvier'sbeakedwhales(Ziphiuscavirostris), Sowerby'sbeakedwhales(Mesoplodon bidens), northernbottlenosewhales(Hyperoodonampullatus), spermwhales(Physetermacrocephalus), dwarf spermwhales(Kogiasima) andpygmyspermwhales(Kogiabreviceps) makeupthelarge communityofdeep-divingodontocetesoccurringofftheBayofBiscay,northeastAtlantic.Theecology of thesetoothedcetaceansispoorlydocumentedworldwide.Thepresentstudydescribedtheirprey preferencesfromstomachcontentanalysisandshowedresourcepartitioningwithintheassemblage. The majorityofthespeciesappearedtobemostlyteutophageous.Fishwasanimportantfoodsource only fortheSowerby'sbeakedwhaleand,toalesserextent,forthelong-finnedpilotwhale.Intermsof foraginghabitatsinferredfrompreycomposition,eitherpelagicoceanicordemersalneritichabitats were exploitedbytoothedwhalesintheBayofBiscay,withonlythelong-finnedpilotwhaleforagingin the twohabitats.Finally,withmorethan14,000identifiedcephalopodsfrom39species,thepresent studyhighlightedalsothepoorlyknowndeep-seacephalopodcommunityofftheBayofBiscayusing top predatorsasbiologicalsamplers. Article in Journal/Newspaper Mesoplodon bidens Northeast Atlantic HAL - Université de La Rochelle Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 58 3 273 282
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Spitz, Jérôme
Cherel, Yves
Bertin, Stéphane
Kiszka, Jeremy
Dewez, Alexandre
Ridoux, Vincent
Prey preferences among the community of deep-diving odontocetes from the Bay of Biscay, Northeast Atlantic
topic_facet [SDE]Environmental Sciences
description International audience Long-finnedpilotwhales(Globicephalamelas),Risso'sdolphins(Grampusgriseus), melon-headedwhales (Peponocephalaelectra),Cuvier'sbeakedwhales(Ziphiuscavirostris), Sowerby'sbeakedwhales(Mesoplodon bidens), northernbottlenosewhales(Hyperoodonampullatus), spermwhales(Physetermacrocephalus), dwarf spermwhales(Kogiasima) andpygmyspermwhales(Kogiabreviceps) makeupthelarge communityofdeep-divingodontocetesoccurringofftheBayofBiscay,northeastAtlantic.Theecology of thesetoothedcetaceansispoorlydocumentedworldwide.Thepresentstudydescribedtheirprey preferencesfromstomachcontentanalysisandshowedresourcepartitioningwithintheassemblage. The majorityofthespeciesappearedtobemostlyteutophageous.Fishwasanimportantfoodsource only fortheSowerby'sbeakedwhaleand,toalesserextent,forthelong-finnedpilotwhale.Intermsof foraginghabitatsinferredfrompreycomposition,eitherpelagicoceanicordemersalneritichabitats were exploitedbytoothedwhalesintheBayofBiscay,withonlythelong-finnedpilotwhaleforagingin the twohabitats.Finally,withmorethan14,000identifiedcephalopodsfrom39species,thepresent studyhighlightedalsothepoorlyknowndeep-seacephalopodcommunityofftheBayofBiscayusing top predatorsasbiologicalsamplers.
author2 LIttoral ENvironnement et Sociétés (LIENSs)
La Rochelle Université (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Centre d'Études Biologiques de Chizé (CEBC)
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
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author Spitz, Jérôme
Cherel, Yves
Bertin, Stéphane
Kiszka, Jeremy
Dewez, Alexandre
Ridoux, Vincent
author_facet Spitz, Jérôme
Cherel, Yves
Bertin, Stéphane
Kiszka, Jeremy
Dewez, Alexandre
Ridoux, Vincent
author_sort Spitz, Jérôme
title Prey preferences among the community of deep-diving odontocetes from the Bay of Biscay, Northeast Atlantic
title_short Prey preferences among the community of deep-diving odontocetes from the Bay of Biscay, Northeast Atlantic
title_full Prey preferences among the community of deep-diving odontocetes from the Bay of Biscay, Northeast Atlantic
title_fullStr Prey preferences among the community of deep-diving odontocetes from the Bay of Biscay, Northeast Atlantic
title_full_unstemmed Prey preferences among the community of deep-diving odontocetes from the Bay of Biscay, Northeast Atlantic
title_sort prey preferences among the community of deep-diving odontocetes from the bay of biscay, northeast atlantic
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