Inter- and intraspecific variation in the use of marine food resources by three Cinclodes (Furnariidae, Aves) species: Carbon isotopes and osmoregulatory physiology

Zoology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 247-256

  Sabat, Pablo ^a   Martinez Del Rio, Carlos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Cinclodes; Marine passerine; Osmoregulation; Renal function; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

AVES; CINCLODES; CINCLODES NIGROFUMOSUS; CINCLODES OUSTALETI; CINCLODES PATAGONICUS; FURNARIIDAE; PASSERIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037001113     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0944-2006-00078     Document Type: Article

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