Manta birostris, predator of the deep? Insight into the diet of the giant manta ray through stable isotope analysis

Manta birostris, predator of the deep? Insight into the diet of the giant manta ray through stable isotope analysis

The characterization of diet for the giant manta ray Manta birostris has been problematic given their large-scale movement patterns and the difficulty in obtaining stomach contents from this species. The large majority of existing information is based on observational data limited to feeding events...

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Main Authors: Katherine B. Burgess, Lydie I. E. Couturier, Andrea D. Marshall, Anthony J. Richardson, Scarla J. Weeks, Michael B. Bennett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2016-01-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
Subjects:
diet
eastern tropical pacific ocean
mesopelagic
trophic ecology
elasmobranch
planktivore
Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.160717

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