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Heather N. Koopman

Researcher at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Publications -  42
Citations -  1514

Heather N. Koopman is an academic researcher from University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The author has contributed to research in topics: Blubber & Bay. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 37 publications receiving 1321 citations.

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Studying trophic ecology in marine ecosystems using fatty acids: a primer on analysis and interpretation

TL;DR: Over the past three decades, the use of FA develop from a potential tool for delineating food webs to a powerful technique for quantitative assessment of predator diets, allowing both qualitative and quantitative analyses of diet.
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Distinguishing between populations of fresh- and salt-water harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) using stable-isotope ratios and fatty acid profiles

TL;DR: Ces observations semblent toutes indiquer that les phoques communs du lac des Loups marins subsistent principalement grâce a un regime alimentaire a base d'especes dulcicoles.
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Diving behaviour of harbour porpoises, Phocoena phocoena

TL;DR: In this paper, the swimming behavior of seven free-ranging harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoenas) was examined using time-depth recorders, in total, 8167 individual dives were recorded over 254'h.
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Phylogenetic, ecological, and ontogenetic factors influencing the biochemical structure of the blubber of odontocetes

TL;DR: The variation in composition and distribution of blubber lipids in odontocetes suggests that different species may have evolved slightly diverse arrays of secondary functions for this specialized adipose tissue as adaptations for specific ecological niches.