Further evidence for site fidelity to wing molt locations by king eiders: Integrating stable isotope analyses and satellite telemetry

Waterbirds

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 52-57

  Knoche, Michael J ^a   Powell, Abby N ^a   Quakenbush, Lori T ^a,b   Wooller, Matthew J ^a,c   Phillips, Laura M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^c University of Alaska Fairbanks   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon 13; Deuterium; Feather; Molt; Nitrogen 15; Satellite telemetry; Site fidelity; Somateria spectabilis; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

MOLT; PLUMAGE; SATELLITE DATA; SEABIRD; SITE FIDELITY; STABLE ISOTOPE; TELEMETRY; WING MORPHOLOGY;

AVES; SOMATERIA SPECTABILIS;

EID: 34249986100     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2007)030[0052:FEFSFT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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