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Using stable isotopes to trace resource acquisition and trophic position in four Afrotropical birds with different diets
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SYSNO ASEP 0349406 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Using stable isotopes to trace resource acquisition and trophic position in four Afrotropical birds with different diets Author(s) Procházka, Petr (UBO-W) RID, ORCID, SAI
Reif, J. (CZ)
Hořák, D. (CZ)
Klvaňa, P. (CZ)
Lee, R. W. (US)
Yohannes, E. (DE)Number of authors 6 Source Title Ostrich - ISSN 0030-6525
Roč. 81, č. 3 (2010), s. 273-275Number of pages 3 s. Language eng - English Country ZA - South Africa Keywords stable isotope analysis ; dietary niche ; Cameroon Mountains Subject RIV EG - Zoology R&D Projects LC06073 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS) CEZ AV0Z60930519 - UBO-W (2005-2011) UT WOS 000284229300018 EID SCOPUS 79955379967 DOI 10.2989/00306525.2010.519889 Annotation Here we test the potential of stable carbon isotopes to ascertain the relative contribution of primary carbon sources and the potential of stable nitrogen isotopes to assess the foodweb trophic level in four Afrotropical birds, each representing the following types of consumers: frugivorous (Andropadus tephrolaemus), nectarivorous (Cinnyris reichenowi), granivorous (Estrilda nonnula), and insectivorous (Cisticola chubbi). The four species largely differed in their feather isotope values. In agreement with their known habitat preferences, stable carbon isotopes showed that the frugivore and the nectarivore relied mostly on C3 plant dietary sources, whereas both the granivore and the insectivore depended on diet originating from a higher proportion of C4 plant-based food. Stable nitrogen isotopes confirmed the expected trophic positions of the four species. Both stable isotope tracers suggested that the granivore occupies a considerably wide isotopic niche relative to the other species. Workplace Institute of Vertebrate Biology Contact Hana Slabáková, slabakova@ivb.cz, Tel.: 543 422 524 Year of Publishing 2011
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