Food Habits

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Food Habits

• Why do we want to know something about an
  animals food habits?
• Limitations to this information
• Availability
• Time
• Space
• Vary between sex and ages
• An a posteriori approach

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Techniques

• Observation
• Limitations

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Techniques

• Observation
• Limitations
• Feeding site/browse surveys

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Techniques

• Observation
• Limitations
• Feeding site or browse surveys
• Post ingestion samples

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Techniques

• Post ingestion samples

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Techniques

• Post ingestion samples

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Techniques

• Post ingestion samples

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Techniques

• Post ingestion samples

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Techniques

• Post ingestion samples

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Techniques

• Observation
• Limitations
• Feeding site or browse surveys
• Post ingestion samples
• Stable isotopes

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Techniques

• Observation
• Limitations
• Feeding site/browse surveys
• Post ingestion samples
• Stable isotopes
• Fatty acid profiles
• Particularly useful for marine mammals

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