Trophic Ecology of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnusthynnus) Larvae from the Gulf of Mexico and NW Mediterranean Spawning Grounds: A Comparative Stable Isotope Study

• Raúl Laiz-Carrión ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Raúl Laiz-Carrión, Trika Gerard, Amaya Uriarte

  * E-mail: raul.laiz@ma.ieo.es

  Affiliation Instituto Español de Oceanografía—Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga (COM-IEO), Fuengirola, Spain

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• Trika Gerard ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Raúl Laiz-Carrión, Trika Gerard, Amaya Uriarte

  Affiliations Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Miami, Florida, United States of America, South Florida Campus- University of Phoenix, Miramar, Florida, United States of America

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• Amaya Uriarte ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Raúl Laiz-Carrión, Trika Gerard, Amaya Uriarte

  Affiliation Instituto Español de Oceanografía—Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga (COM-IEO), Fuengirola, Spain

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• Estrella Malca,

  Affiliations South Florida Campus- University of Phoenix, Miramar, Florida, United States of America, Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS), University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States of America

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• José María Quintanilla,

  Affiliation Instituto Español de Oceanografía—Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga (COM-IEO), Fuengirola, Spain

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• Barbara A. Muhling,

  Affiliations Princeton University Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, Forrestal Campus/Sayre Hall, Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America, NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, 201 Forrestal Road, Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America

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• Francisco Alemany,

  Affiliation Instituto Español de Oceanografía Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares (COB-IEO), Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

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• Sarah L. Privoznik,

  Affiliations South Florida Campus- University of Phoenix, Miramar, Florida, United States of America, Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS), University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States of America

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• Akihiro Shiroza,

  Affiliations South Florida Campus- University of Phoenix, Miramar, Florida, United States of America, Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS), University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States of America

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• John T. Lamkin ,

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Miami, Florida, United States of America

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• Alberto García

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Instituto Español de Oceanografía—Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga (COM-IEO), Fuengirola, Spain

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