Hydrogen isotopic variation in migratory bird tissues of known origin: Implications for geographic assignment

Oecologia

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 449-457

  Langin, Kathryn M ^a   Reudink, Matthew W ^a   Marra, Peter P ^b   Norris, D Ryan ^c   Kyser, T Kurt ^a   Ratcliffe, Laurene M ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

American redstart; Migration; Molt; Passerine bird; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

DEUTERIUM; RAIN;

FEATHER; HOME RANGE; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MIGRATION; MIGRATORY POPULATION; MIGRATORY SPECIES; MOLT; PASSERINE; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEATHER; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SONGBIRD;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; DEUTERIUM; FEATHERS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; MALE; PASSERIFORMES; RAIN; SEX FACTORS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

ANIMALIA; AVES; PASSERIFORMES; SETOPHAGA RUTICILLA;

EID: 34248664690     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-007-0669-3     Document Type: Article

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