From birds to butterflies: Animal movement patterns and stable isotopes

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 256-263

  Rubenstein, Dustin R ^a   Hobson, Keith A ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAUNA; METHODOLOGY; MIGRATION; MOVEMENT; STABLE ISOTOPE; TRACKING;

ANIMALIA; AVES; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 1942521238     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2004.03.017     Document Type: Review

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