Using the otolith sulcus to aid in prey identification and improve estimates of prey size in diet studies of a piscivorous predator
Diet studies are fundamental for understanding trophic connections in marine ecosystems. In the southeastern US, the common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus is the predominant marine mammal in coastal waters, but its role as a top predator has received little attention. Diet studies of piscivorous predators, like …