Diet-feather stable isotope (δ15N and δ 13C) fractionation in Common Murres and other seabirds

Condor

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 451-456

  Becker, Benjamin H ^a,d   Newman, Scott H ^b   Inglis, Susan ^c   Beissinger, Steven R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^d Point Reyes National Seashore   (United States)

Author keywords

Common Murre; Feather; Fractionation; Stable carbon isotope; Stable nitrogen isotope; Uria aalge

Indexed keywords

MALLOTUS (FISH); MALLOTUS VILLOSUS; URIA AALGE;

EID: 34248635962     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1650/0010-5422(2007)109[451:DSINAC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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