Fundamental limits to the accuracy of deuterium isotopes for identifying the spatial origin of migratory animals

Oecologia

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 183-192

  Farmer, Adrian ^a   Cade, Brian S ^a   Torres Dowdall, Julián ^b  

^a FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

Deuterium; Isotope map; Migration; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

DEUTERIUM;

ANNUAL VARIATION; BIRD; CONNECTIVITY; DEUTERIUM; FEATHER; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MIGRATORY SPECIES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY);

ANIMAL; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BIRD; CHEMISTRY; FEATHER; GEOGRAPHY; NORTH AMERICA; POPULATION MIGRATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASON; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; BIRDS; DEUTERIUM; FEATHERS; GEOGRAPHY; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NORTH AMERICA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONS;

ARGENTINA; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 54349110006     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-008-1143-6     Document Type: Article

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