Differences in stable isotopes in blood and feathers of seabirds are consistent across species, age and latitude: Implications for food web studies

Marine Biology

Volumn 155, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 593-598

  Quillfeldt, Petra ^a   Bugoni, Leandro ^b   McGill, Rona A R ^c   Masello, Juan F ^a   Furness, Robert W ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CARBON ISOTOPE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DIET; FEATHER; FEEDING GROUND; FOOD WEB; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; SEABIRD; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC LEVEL;

AVES; PROCELLARIIFORMES;

EID: 54249163310     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-008-1048-2     Document Type: Article

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