Does winter region affect spring arrival time and body mass of king eiders in northern Alaska?

Polar Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1203-1209

  Oppel, Steffen ^a   Powell, Abby N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bering Sea; Carry over effect; King eider; Migration; Stable isotopes; Winter region

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; BODY MASS; BREEDING SEASON; BREEDING SITE; CLIMATE EFFECT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MIGRATORY POPULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; SEABIRD; STABLE ISOTOPE; VALANGINIAN;

AVES; SOMATERIA SPECTABILIS;

EID: 70349849630     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-009-0618-1     Document Type: Article

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