Tracing the pathways of neotropical migratory shorebirds using stable isotopes: A pilot study

Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 169-177

  Farmer, A ^a   Rye, R ^b   Landis, G ^b   Bern, C ^b   Kester, C ^b   Ridley, I ^b  

^a FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon 13; Deuterium; Migration; Natural variations; Nitrogen 15; Oxygen 18; Shorebirds; Sulfur 34

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN; SULFUR;

BIRD; FEATHER; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MIGRATION; MIGRATORY SPECIES; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; CHEMISTRY; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEATHER; FLYING; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASON;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CARBON ISOTOPES; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEATHERS; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MOVEMENT; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONS; SULFUR ISOTOPES;

ARGENTINA;

ANIMALIA; ARGENTINA (FISH); AVES; CALIDRIS; CALIDRIS BAIRDII; CALIDRIS FUSCICOLLIS; CALIDRIS MELANOTOS; TRINGA;

EID: 0141683760     PISSN: 10256016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1025601031000108660     Document Type: Article

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