Applying stable isotopes to examine food‐web structure: an overview of analytical tools

CA Layman, MS Araujo, R Boucek… - Biological …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Stable isotope analysis has emerged as one of the primary means for examining the
structure and dynamics of food webs, and numerous analytical approaches are now …

An overview of the evolutionary causes and consequences of behavioural plasticity

EC Snell-Rood - Animal Behaviour, 2013 - Elsevier
I outline how understanding the mechanism of behavioural plasticity is important for
predicting how organisms will respond to rapidly changing and novel environments. I define …

Personality, foraging behavior and specialization: integrating behavioral and food web ecology at the individual level

BJ Toscano, NJ Gownaris, SM Heerhartz, CJ Monaco - Oecologia, 2016 - Springer
Behavioral traits and diet were traditionally thought to be highly plastic within individuals.
This view was espoused in the widespread use of optimality models, which broadly predict …

Contrasting patterns of individual specialization and trophic coupling in two marine apex predators

P Matich, MR Heithaus… - Journal of Animal Ecology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Apex predators are often assumed to be dietary generalists and, by feeding on prey from
multiple basal nutrient sources, serve to couple discrete food webs. But there is increasing …

Causes and consequences of individual variability and specialization in foraging and migration strategies of seabirds

RA Phillips, S Lewis, J González-Solís… - Marine Ecology Progress …, 2017 - int-res.com
Technological advances in recent years have seen an explosion of tracking and stable
isotope studies of seabirds, often involving repeated measures from the same individuals …

Individual responses of seabirds to commercial fisheries revealed using GPS tracking, stable isotopes and vessel monitoring systems

SC Votier, S Bearhop, MJ Witt, R Inger… - Journal of Applied …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The large amount of discards produced by commercial fisheries can have major impacts on
marine predator populations: this abundant food may increase populations of some …

Long‐term individual foraging site fidelity—why some gannets don't change their spots

ED Wakefield, IR Cleasby, S Bearhop, TW Bodey… - Ecology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Many established models of animal foraging assume that individuals are ecologically
equivalent. However, it is increasingly recognized that populations may comprise individuals …

Behavioural ecology at the spatial–social interface

QMR Webber, GF Albery, DR Farine… - Biological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Spatial and social behaviour are fundamental aspects of an animal's biology, and their
social and spatial environments are indelibly linked through mutual causes and shared …

Individual specialization in the foraging and feeding strategies of seabirds: a review

FR Ceia, JA Ramos - Marine biology, 2015 - Springer
Trophic relationships are a central theme in ecology and play a crucial role in the survival of
organisms, because the availability of food resources varies over time and space. Until …

Polar bear energetic and behavioral strategies on land with implications for surviving the ice-free period

AM Pagano, KD Rode, NJ Lunn, D McGeachy… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Declining Arctic sea ice is increasing polar bear land use. Polar bears on land are thought to
minimize activity to conserve energy. Here, we measure the daily energy expenditure (DEE) …