Trophic relationships of breeding red-necked grebes (Podiceps grisegena) on wetlands with and without fish in the Aspen Parkland

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 186-194

  McParland, C E ^a,b   Paszkowski, C A ^a   Newbrey, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b MOTT MACDONALD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; BREEDING SITE; CARBON ISOTOPE; DIETARY OVERLAP; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; INVERTEBRATE; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC LEVEL; WATERFOWL; WETLAND;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

INVERTEBRATA; PISCES; PODICEPS GRISEGENA; PODICIPEDIDAE;

EID: 76149093214     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z09-132     Document Type: Article

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