Using stable isotopes to quantitatively track endogenous and exogenous nutrient allocations to eggs of birds that travel to breed

Ardea

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 359-369

  Hobson, Keith A ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endogenous nutrients; Reproductive investment; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BIOME; BREEDING POPULATION; CARNIVORE; CLUTCH SIZE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EGG; FOOD WEB; LIPID; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PROTEIN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STABLE ISOTOPE;

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EID: 33645836070     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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