Detecting altitudinal migration events in neotropical birds using stable isotopes

Biotropica

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 269-272

  Fraser, Kevin C ^a,b   Kyser, T Kurt ^a   Ratcliffe, Laurene M ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Campylopterus hemileucurus; Catharus mexicanus; Eupherusa eximia; Mionectes oleaginous; Phaethornis longirostris; Stable hydrogen isotopes

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; BIRD; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MIGRATION; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; NEOTROPICAL REGION; STABLE ISOTOPE;

CENTRAL AMERICA; NICARAGUA;

AVES; CAMPYLOPTERUS HEMILEUCURUS; CATHARUS MEXICANUS; EUPHERUSA EXIMIA; MIONECTES; PHAETHORNIS LONGIROSTRIS;

EID: 42649083323     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2008.00408.x     Document Type: Article

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