Delayed ontogenic dietary shift and high levels of omnivory in green turtles (Chelonia mydas) from the NW coast of Africa

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Revisiting the ontogenetic shift paradigm: The case of juvenile green turtles in the SW Atlantic (2012, background): “…Mauritania, Western Australia and the Mediterranean Sea, neritic juveniles and adults have a considerable carnivorous component in their diets thus not supporting obliged herbivory for advanced stages of development (e.g. Burkholder et al., 2011; Cardona et al., 2009, 2010; Hatase et al., 2006).”
Trophic ecology of green sea turtles in a highly urbanized bay: Insights from stable isotopes and mixing models (2011, unknown): “Cardona et al. (2009) and Hatase et al. (2006) showed mean δ15N of 8.6‰ and 11.4‰, respectively, although caution should be made considering they used different tissues.”
Diversity in trophic interactions of green sea turtles Chelonia mydas on a relatively pristine coastal foraging ground (2011, unknown): “Green turtles are traditionally thought to undergo abrupt ontogenetic shifts in their diets, from carni - vory during the pelagic phase of their lives to nearly complete herbivory once they settle in coastal habitats at a curved carapace length (CCL) of 40−44 cm (Chaloupka & Limpus 2001, Arthur et a”