Using stable isotopes to assess whether two sympatric dolphin species share trophic resources

In the southwestern South Atlantic Ocean, the dusky dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obscurus, and the short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis, overlap in their distribution along the Patagonian shelf and beyond the shelf-break from 38°S to 42°S. In coastal waters, these species can be found living in...

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Autores: Loizaga de Castro, Rocio, Saporiti, Fabiana, Vales, Damián Gustavo, Cardona, Luis, Crespo, Enrique Alberto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/65496
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/65496
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Dusky Dolphin
Lagenorhynchus Obscurus
Short-Beaked Common Dolphin
Delphinus Delphis
Feeding Habits
Isotop Analysis
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
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Sumario:In the southwestern South Atlantic Ocean, the dusky dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obscurus, and the short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis, overlap in their distribution along the Patagonian shelf and beyond the shelf-break from 38°S to 42°S. In coastal waters, these species can be found living in sympatry in the Golfo San Matıas (40°450S and 42°140S), although they differ in their habitat use patterns. In this sense, short-beaked common dolphins prefer habitats located in the northwest section of the gulf far from the coast; whereas dusky dolphins prefer areas with steep slopes close to the coast in the southwestern sector of the gulf.