Trophic segregation between sexes in the Black Skimmer revealed through the analysis of stable isotopes

Marine Biology

Volumn 155, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 443-450

  Mariano Jelicich, Rocío ^a,b   Botto, Florencia ^a,b   Martinetto, Paulina ^a,b   Iribarne, Oscar ^a,b   Favero, Marco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PREY PREFERENCE; SEABIRD; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC ENVIRONMENT;

ARGENTINA; BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA]; MAR CHIQUITA LAGOON; SOUTH AMERICA;

AVES; LIBELLULIDAE; RYNCHOPS NIGER;

EID: 51649101752     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-008-1042-8     Document Type: Article

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