Alcid winter diet in the northwest Atlantic determined by stable isotope analysis

Marine Ornithology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-46

  Moody, Allison T ^a   Hobson, Keith A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alca torda; Alcidae; Carbon 13; Nitrogen 15; Stable isotope; Uria aalge; Uria lomvia; Winter diet

Indexed keywords

DIET; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; SEABIRD; STABLE ISOTOPE; WINTER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST);

ALCA; ALCA TORDA; ALCIDAE; AVES; URIA AALGE; URIA LOMVIA;

EID: 43049117184     PISSN: 10183337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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