The relationship between carbon stable isotope ratios of hatchling down and egg yolk in Black-headed Gulls

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 196-199

  Klaassen, Marcel ^a   Baarspul, Teun ^b   Dekkers, Ten ^a   Van Tienen, Piet ^c  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

^c NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carbon stable isotope ratios; Egg production; Larus ridibundus

Indexed keywords

LARUS; LARUS RIDIBUNDUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 2442616101     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1648/0273-8570-75.2.196     Document Type: Article

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