2024
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-024-04529-9
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The contribution of fish to the diet of loggerhead sea turtles in the western Mediterranean revisited

Luis Cardona,
F. Javier Aznar,
Maria Bas
et al.

Abstract: Early juvenile loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) rely on gelatinous zooplankton, whereas individuals larger than 40 cm curved carapace length are adapted to crush hard-shelled invertebrates. Nevertheless, fish were reported to be the staple food of loggerhead turtles in the western Mediterranean 30 years ago. Here, the temporal consistency of such a fish-based diet of loggerhead turtles is assessed through gut content analysis and stable isotope analysis of samples from the Mediterranean coast of Spain span… Show more

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