Trophic ecology |
Diet |
González-Carcacía et al. (2020González-Carcacía JA, Gerardo Herrera LM, Nassar JM (2020) Dietary importance of C3 and CAM food pathways for birds in a Neotropical semiarid zone. Biotropica 52(5): 938-945. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.12798 https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.12798...
) |
δ13C, δ15N |
Neotropical birds |
Contribution of C3 and CAM plants in the diet of species in a semi-arid zone in Venezuela, importance of forest remnants for species |
Mixing models |
Guaraldo et al. (2019Guaraldo AC, Kelly JF, Marini MÂ (2019) Independent trophic behavior and breeding success of a resident flycatcher and a coexisting migratory congener. Austral Ecology 44(1): 126-137. https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.12660 https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.12660...
) |
δ13C, δ15N |
Elaenia sp. |
Diet of two congener species over their annual life cycles in the Cerrado savannas of Brazil |
Mixing models |
Habitat use |
Boesing et al. (2021Boesing AL, Marques TS, Martinelli LA, Nichols E, Siqueira PR, Beier C, Camargo PB, Metzger JP (2021) Conservation implications of a limited avian cross-habitat spillover in pasture lands. Biological Conservation 253: 108898. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108898 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.10...
) |
δ13C, δ15N |
Neotropical birds |
Differences in habitat use by bird species in agricultural landscapes of the Atlantic Forest, Brazil |
Comparison of δ13C and δ15N values and landscape composition |
Ferger et al. (2013Ferger SW, Bohning-Gaese K, Wilcke W, Oelmann Y, Schleuning M (2013) Distinct carbon sources indicate strong differentiation between tropical forest and farmland bird communities. Oecologia 171: 473-486. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-012-2422-9 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-012-2422-...
) |
δ13C, δ15N |
Tropical birds |
Influence of agricultural landscapes in the diet and habitat use of bird species in Central Africa |
Comparison of δ13C and δ15N values and landscape composition |
Niche |
Bosenbecker and Bugoni (2020Bosenbecker C, Bugoni L (2020) Trophic niche similarities of sympatric Turdus thrushes determined by fecal contents, stable isotopes, and bipartite network approaches. Ecology and Evolution 10(17): 9073-9084. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6485 https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6485...
) |
δ13C, δ15N |
Turdus sp. |
Isotopic niche width and overlap among three sympatric species of Turdus in southern Brazil |
Isotopic niche |
Navarro et al. (2021bNavarro AB, Magioli M, Bogoni JA, Moreira MZ, Silveira LF, Alexandrino ER, Luz DTA, Pizo MA, Silva WR, Oliveira VC, Donatelli RJ, Christianini AV, Piratelli AJ, Ferraz KMPMB (2021b) Human-modified landscapes narrow the isotopic niche of neotropical birds. Oecologia 196: 171-184. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-021-04908-9 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-021-04908...
) |
δ13C, δ15N |
Neotropical birds |
Comparison of the isotopic niche width of five trophic guilds between human-modified and natural landscapes |
Isotopic niche |
Individual specialization |
Martínez del Rio et al. (2009aMartínez del Rio C, Sabat P, Anderson-Sprecher R, Gonzalez SP (2009a) Dietary and isotopic specialization: the isotopic niche of three Cinclodes ovenbirds. Oecologia 161: 149-159. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-009-1357-2 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-009-1357-...
) |
δ13C, δ15N |
Cinclodes sp. |
Dietary and isotopic variation among three species of Cinclodes in South America |
Comparison of isotopic niches, δ13C and δ15N va lues among intrapopulation individuals |
Guaraldo et al. (2019Guaraldo AC, Kelly JF, Marini MÂ (2019) Independent trophic behavior and breeding success of a resident flycatcher and a coexisting migratory congener. Austral Ecology 44(1): 126-137. https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.12660 https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.12660...
) |
δ13C, δ15N |
Elaenia cristata
|
Differences in individual diet depending on the period of the year (breeding, molting, and non-breeding), and between adults and juveniles |
Comparison of isotopic niches, δ13C and δ15N values among intrapopulation individuals |
Migratory and geographic patterns |
Latitudinal migration |
Cardenas-Ortiz et al. (2020Cardenas-Ortiz L, Bayly NJ, Kardynal KJ, Hobson KA (2020) Defining catchment origins of a geographical bottleneck: Implications of population mixing and phenological overlap for the conservation of Neotropical migratory birds. Condor 122(2): duaa004. https://doi.org/10.1093/condor/duaa004 https://doi.org/10.1093/condor/duaa004...
) |
δ2H |
Neartic-Neotropical migrant birds |
Inference of breeding origins of Neartic-Neotropical migrant birds captured in Colombia |
Comparison of δ2H values and isoscapes |
Altitudinal migration |
Hobson et al. (2003Hobson KA, Wassenaar LI, Milá B, Lovette I, Dingle C, Smith TB (2003) Stable isotopes as indicators of altitudinal distributions and movements in an Ecuadorean hummingbird community. Oecologia 136: 302-308.) |
δ13C, δ15N, δ2H |
Neotropical birds |
Investigation of the potential of isotopic values to estimate altitudinal migration of hummingbirds in Ecuador |
Comparison of δ2H, δ13C, δ15N values and altitudinal gradients |
Forensics |
Andersson et al. (2021Andersson AA, Gibson L, Baker DM, Cybulski JD, Wang S, Leung B, Chu LM, Dingle C (2021) Stable isotope analysis as a tool to detect illegal trade in critically endangered cockatoos. Animal Conservation 24(6): 1021-1031. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12705 https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12705...
) |
δ13C |
Cacatua sulphurea
|
Isotopic analysis to monitor and regulate illegal trade of a critically endangered species |
Compound-specific stable isotope analysis of δ13C values among wild and captive individuals |
Physiology and laboratory experiments |
Trophic discrimination factors (TDFs) and isotopic turnover rates |
Martínez del Rio et al. (2009bMartínez del Rio C, Wolf N, Carleton SA, Gannes LZ (2009b) Isotopic ecology ten years after a call for more laboratory experiments. Biological Reviews 84: 91-111. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-185X.2008.00064.x https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-185X.2008...
), Vander Zanden et al. (2015Vander Zanden MJ, Clayton MK, Moody EK, Solomon CT, Weidel BC (2015) Stable isotope turnover and half-life in animal tissues: a literature synthesis. PLoS One 10(1): e0116182. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0116182 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.011...
) |
δ13C, δ15N |
Animals (including birds in general) |
Summary about animal tissue isotopic turnover rate, TDFs and a call for more experimental studies |
Review |
Effects of stressful events |
Ross et al. (2015Ross JD, Kelly JF, Bridge ES, Engel MH, Reinking DL, Boyle WA (2015) Pallid bands in feathers and associated stable isotope signatures reveal effects of severe weather stressors on fledgling sparrows. PeerJ 3: e814. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.814 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.814...
) |
δ13C, δ15N |
Ammodramus savannarum
|
Influence of a severe storm to the increasing of pallid bands in juveniles’ feathers |
Comparison of δ13C and δ15N values and bird morphology |
Long-term temporal dynamics |
Trophic ecology |
Navarro et al. (2021aNavarro AB, Magioli M, Bogoni JA, Silveira LF, Moreira MZ, Alexandrino ER, Luz DTA, Silva WR, Pizo MA, Oliveira VC, Ferraz KMPMB (2021a) Isotopic niches of tropical birds reduced by anthropogenic impacts: a 100-year perspective. Oikos 130(11): 1892-1904. https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.08386 https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.08386...
) |
δ13C, δ15N |
Neotropical birds |
Influence of centenary anthropogenic impacts to the reduction of bird isotopic niches |
Isotopic niche |
Mason et al. (2020Mason NA, Unitt P, Sparks JP (2020) Agriculture induces isotopic shifts and niche contraction in Horned Larks (Eremophila alpestris) of the Colorado Desert. Journal of Ornithology 162: 381-393. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-020-01834-0 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-020-01834...
) |
δ13C, δ15N, δ2H |
Eremophila alpestris
|
Influence of agricultural expansion to isotopic shifts and niche contraction |
Isotopic niche |
Physiology and morphology |
Moller et al. (2018Møller AP, Laursen K, Hobson KA (2018) Retrospectively analysing condition in historical samples of birds. Journal of Zoology 305(3): 188-195. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12551 https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12551...
) |
δ15N |
Somateria mollissima
|
Impact of increased inorganic fertilizer use to feathers’ quality between historical and contemporary individuals |
Comparison of δ15N values, bird morphology and fertilizer use |
Geographic patterns |
Hobson et al. (2010Hobson KA, Greenberg R, Van Wilgenburg SL, Mettke-Hofmann C (2010) Migratory Connectivity in the Rusty Blackbird: Isotopic Evidence From Feathers of Historical and Contemporary Specimens. Condor 112(4): 778-788. https://doi.org/10.1525/cond.2010.100146 https://doi.org/10.1525/cond.2010.100146...
) |
δ2H |
Euphagus carolinus
|
Differences in geographical patterns between historical and contemporary individuals |
Comparison of δ2H values and breeding populations |
Jiguet et al. (2020Jiguet F, Kardynal KJ, Hobson KA (2020) Feather stable isotope (δ2H) measurements suggest no historical variation in latitudinal origin of migrants in two declining songbirds. Journal of Ornithology 161(4): 1045-1050. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-020-01797-2 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-020-01797...
) |
δ2H |
Emberiza hortulana and Fringilla montifringilla
|
Variation in latitudinal origin of historical and contemporary individuals of two declining species |
Comparison of δ2H values among different time-period individuals |