Using isotopic analysis to identify incorporation of marine nutrients in terrestrial birds at Snares Islands

Notornis

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 108-111

  Hawke, David J ^a   Newman, Jamie ^b  

^a CHRISTCHURCH POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Land birds; Marine nutrients; Snares Islands; Stable isotope analysis

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NUTRITION;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; SNARES ISLANDS; WORLD;

AVES;

EID: 22244432189     PISSN: 00294470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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