Assigning birds to wintering and breeding grounds using stable isotopes: Lessons from two feather generations among three intercontinental migrants

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 395-404

  Rocque, Deborah A ^a,b,d   Ben David, Merav ^c   Barry, Ronald P ^b   Winker, Kevin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA MUSEUM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^d U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Feathers; Migration; Molts; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; FEATHER; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MIGRATION; MOLT; STABLE ISOTOPE; WINTER;

AVES; CICONIIFORMES; INVERTEBRATA; OENANTHE (AVES); OENANTHE OENANTHE; PLUVIALIS DOMINICA; PLUVIALIS FULVA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33645766969     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-006-0068-2     Document Type: Article

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