Feather stable isotopes in western North American waterfowl: Spatial patterns, underlying factors, and management applications

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 92-102

  Hebert, Craig E ^a,b   Wassenaar, Leonard I ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anas acuta; Anas platyrhynchos; Geographic origin; Mallard; Northern pintail; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

HARVESTING; PROVENANCE; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATERFOWL; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANAS; ANAS ACUTA; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANATIDAE; AVES;

EID: 18044388055     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2005)33[92:FSIIWN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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