An isotopic technique to mark mid-sized vertebrates non-invasively

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 278, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 141-148

  Pauli, J N ^a   Ben David, M ^a   Buskirk, S W ^a   Depue, J E ^a   Smith, W P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Deuterium; Mesocarnivore; Movement; Nitrogen; Ranging

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BAIT; BLOOD; CAPTIVE POPULATION; CARBON ISOTOPE; CARNIVORE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEUTERIUM; DISPERSAL; FEATHER; HAIR; MOVEMENT; MUSTELID; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; POPULATION ECOLOGY; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ANIMALIA; MARTES AMERICANA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 67649084263     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00562.x     Document Type: Article

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