Stable isotope analysis of temporal variation in the diets of pre-fledged Laughing Gulls

Waterbirds

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 142-148

  Knoff, Amanda J ^a   Macko, Stephen A ^a   Erwin, Michael R ^a   Brown, Kevin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet variation; Larus atricilla; Laughing Gull; Stable isotopes; Temporal shift

Indexed keywords

DIET; SEABIRD; STABLE ISOTOPE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

JAMAICA BAY; NEW YORK; UNITED STATES;

LARUS; LARUS ATRICILLA;

EID: 0036074485     PISSN: 07386028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2002)025[0142:siaotv]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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