Foraging ecology of the endangered wood stork recorded in the stable isotope signature of feathers

Oecologia

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 584-594

  Romanek, C S ^a,b   Gaines, K F ^a   Bryan, Jr ^a   Brisbin, Jr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Feather; Geographic information system; Stable isotopes; Wood stork

Indexed keywords

DIET; FEATHER; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; WADER;

GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

CICONIIFORMES; MYCTERIA AMERICANA; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 0033693683     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420000471     Document Type: Article

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