Retrospective stable isotopes of vertebrae reveal sexual ontogenetic patterns and trophic ecology in oceanic whitetip shark, Carcharhinus longimanus
Abstract There is a common phenomenon in nature whereby some animals have differences in their ontogenetic changes in dietary preferences between sexes, especially apex predators. These reflect changes in the needs of development during their lifetimes. Apex predators potentially have diverse dietar...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2022-01-01
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Series: | Ecology and Evolution |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8452 |