Using stable-isotope analysis to identify endogenous and exogenous sources of nutrients in eggs of migratory birds: Applications to great lakes contaminants research

Auk

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 467-478

  Hobson, Keith A ^a,b   Hughes, Kimberley D ^a   Ewins, Peter J ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; CLUPEA HARENGUS; LARIDAE; LARUS ARGENTATUS; PHALACROCORACIDAE; PHALACROCORAX AURITUS; STERNA CASPIA;

EID: 0030877191     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4089247     Document Type: Article

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