期刊
ISOTOPES IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH STUDIES
卷 49, 期 3, 页码 420-435出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/10256016.2013.784702
关键词
birds; carbon-13; diet; feather; isotope ecology; manakin; Monte Carlo models; moult; nitrogen-15
资金
- National Science Foundation [IBN 0235141, IOB 0508189, OISE 0513341]
- International Center for Tropical Ecology at the University of Missouri, St Louis
- Association of Field Ornithologist's Alexander Bergstrom Award
- National Geographic Society [7113-01]
We used stable isotope ratios to determine the metabolic routing fraction of carbon and nitrogen in feathers in addition to faecal analysis to estimate diet overlap of six sympatric species of manakins in the eastern lowland forest of Ecuador. Collectively, all species varied from-23.7 to-32.7 parts per thousand for C-13, and from 6.0 to 9.9 parts per thousand for N-15, with Machaeropterus regulus showing isotopic differences from the other species. We developed a mixing model that explicitly addresses the routing of carbon and nitrogen to feathers. Interestingly, these results suggest a higher proportion of nitrogen and carbon derived from insects than anticipated based on feeding observations and faecal analysis. A concentration-dependent mixing isotopic model was also used to look at dietary proportions. While larvae and arachnids had higher N-15 values, these two groups may also be preferred prey of manakins and may be more assimilated into tissues, leading to a potential overestimation of the contribution to diet. This study supports the finding that manakin species, previously thought be primarily frugivorous, contain a significant amount of arthropods in their diet.
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