Stable isotopes and the determination of avian migratory connectivity and seasonal interactions

Auk

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1037-1048

  Hobson, Keith A ^a,b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; MIGRATION ROUTE; STABLE ISOTOPE;

AVES;

EID: 28744446278     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2005)122[1037:SIATDO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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