Estimating origins of short-distance migrant songbirds in North America: Contrasting inferences from hydrogen isotope measurements of feathers, claws, and blood

Condor

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 280-288

  Mazerolle, Daniel F ^a   Hobson, Keith A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deuterium; Natal origin; Stable isotopes; Turnover; White throated Sparrow

Indexed keywords

AVES; PASSERI; PASSERIDAE; ZONOTRICHIA ALBICOLLIS;

EID: 18844379134     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1650/7681     Document Type: Article

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