Changes in the feeding habits of the bat ray Myliobatis californica (Gill 1865) during climatic anomalies off the west coast of the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico

Título traducido de la contribución: Cambios en los hábitos alimentarios de la raya murciélago Myliobatis californica (Gill 1865) durante anomalías climáticas frente a la costa oeste de la península de Baja California, México

Enmaylin Fernández Aguirre, Felipe Galvan Magaña, Fernando Ricardo Elorriaga Verplancken, Rogelio González Armas, Leonardo Abitia, Alberto Sánchez González, Marcial Trinidad Villalejo Fuerte, Arturo Tripp-Valdez, Alma Vianney Barajas-Calderón, A. Delgado-Huertas, Rolando Quetzalcoatl Torres-García

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Resumen

The Mexican Pacific was influenced by ‘‘La Mancha’’ and ‘‘El Niño’’, from 2014 and until 2016. The
increase in sea surface temperature influenced the feeding habits of the bat ray (Myliobatis californica)
in the northwest of Baja California Sur, Mexico. To evaluate possible changes in the diet, stomach
content analysis and analysis of stable isotopes of carbon (δ
13C) and nitrogen (δ
15N) in muscle was
performed during normal (2012 and 2013) and anomalous years (2014, 2015, and 2016). During the
normal years, the main prey was the crab Dynomene spp. (% Prey Specific Relative Importance Index
(PSIRI) = 29.3) and the stomatopod Hemisquilla californiensis (% PSIRI = 10.6). In contrast, during the
anomalous years, these preys were replaced by the pelagic red crab Pleuroncodes planipes (% PSIRI =
28.5) and peanut worms Sipunculus spp. (% PSIRI = 7.9). During normal years the median isotopic values
recorded were: δ
13C = −16.2h and δ
15N = 15.2h. During the anomalous years, δ
13C was −16.3h and
δ
15N was 15.1h. Between the different periods no trophic (p (probability) > 0.05) or isotopic overlaps
(p > 0.3) were found. The change in the diet of M. californica during the anomalous years is an
adaptive response to the increase in water temperature caused by ‘‘La Mancha’’ and ‘‘El Niño’’. The
massive presence of P. planipes on the northwest coast of Baja California Sur is associated with the
increase in water temperature, which makes P. planipes a food source for M. californica
Título traducido de la contribuciónCambios en los hábitos alimentarios de la raya murciélago Myliobatis californica (Gill 1865) durante anomalías climáticas frente a la costa oeste de la península de Baja California, México
Idioma originalInglés
Número de artículo102462
Páginas (desde-hasta)1-7
Número de páginas7
PublicaciónRegional Studies in Marine Science
Volumen53
DOI
EstadoPublicada - jun. 2022

Palabras clave

  • raya murciélago
  • Isótopos estables
  • Cangrejo rojo
  • Temperatura de agua

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