Stable isotope evidence links breeding geography and migration timing in wood warblers (parulidae)

Auk

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 431-437

  Kelly, Jeffrey F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bosque del apache; Migration; Stable hydrogen isotope ratio; Wood warbler

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; FEATHER; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; MIGRATION; POPULATION DENSITY; SONGBIRD;

NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

DENDROICA PETECHIA; EMBERIZINAE; GEOTHLYPIS TRICHAS; PASSERI; PHYLLOSCOPUS SIBILATRIX; VERMIVORA CELATA; WILSONIA PUSILLA;

EID: 33646572527     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2006)123[431:SIELBG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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