Stable isotopes examined across a migratory divide in Scandinavian willow warblers (Phylloscopus trochilus trochilus and Phylloscopus trochilus acredula) reflect their African winter quarters

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 267, Issue 1438, 2000, Pages 43-48

  Chamberlain, C P ^a   Bensch, S ^b   Feng, X ^a   Akesson S ^b   Andersson, T ^b  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; Hybrid zone; Migratory birds; Nitrogen isotopes; Phylloscopus trochilus; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CARBON 13; NITROGEN 15;

FEATHER; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MIGRATORY SPECIES; PASSERINE; SUBSPECIES;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BIRD; FEATHER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MIGRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

AFRICA; SWEDEN;

AVES; PASSERIFORMES; PHYLLOSCOPUS; PHYLLOSCOPUS TROCHILUS; PHYLLOSCOPUS TROCHILUS ACREDULA; PHYLLOSCOPUS TROCHILUS TROCHILUS; SALIX; TROCHILUS;

EID: 0003143028     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2000.0964     Document Type: Article

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