Isotopic Niche Analysis of Long-Finned Pilot Whales (<i>Globicephala melas edwardii</i>) in Aotearoa New Zealand Waters

Isotopic Niche Analysis of Long-Finned Pilot Whales (<i>Globicephala melas edwardii</i>) in Aotearoa New Zealand Waters

The quantification of a species’ trophic niche is important to understand the species ecology and its interactions with the ecosystem it resides in. Despite the high frequency of long-finned pilot whale (<i>Globicephala melas edwardii</i>) strandings on the Aotearoa New Zealand coast, th...

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Main Authors: Bethany Hinton, Karen A. Stockin, Sarah J. Bury, Katharina J. Peters, Emma L. Betty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-09-01
Series:Biology
Subjects:
trophic ecology
foraging ecology
isotope
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/11/10/1414

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