Table 2. Stable isotope values (mean ± SD) of the potential Galapagos sea lion prey from the three different regions of the archipelago.
Scientific name | Family | Habitat | Region | Sampling date | n | δ13C (‰) | δ15N (‰) | Source |
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Selar crumenophthalmus | Carangidae | Pelagic | West | 2008 | 5 | -15.9 ± 0.3 | 11.9 ± 0.9 | [59] |
Selar crumenophthalmus | Carangidae | Pelagic | South | 2008 | 3 | -16.5 ± 0.5 | 11.2 ± 0.6 | [60] |
Sardinops sagax | Clupeidae | Pelagic | West | 2008 | 8 | -16.8 ± 0.7 | 9.7 ± 1.7 | [59] |
Opisthonema berlangai | Clupeidae | Pelagic | Central | 2008 | 2 | -17.1 ± 0.1 | 9.6 ± 0.7 | [60] |
Opisthonema berlangai | Clupeidae | Pelagic | South | 2008 | 4 | -17.4 ± 0.2 | 9.5 ± 0.5 | [60] |