Use of stable isotopes to quantify seasonal changes of trophic niche and levels of population and individual specialisation in seabirds

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 401, Issue , 2010, Pages 269-277

  Jaeger, Audrey ^a   Connan, Mälle ^a   Richard, Pierre ^b   Cherel, Yves ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Body feather; Generalist; Inter nesting period; Procellariiform; Southern Ocean; Specialist

Indexed keywords

FEATHER; GENERALIST; JUVENILE; NICHE BREADTH; POPULATION ECOLOGY; SEABIRD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIALIST; SPECIALIZATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC STATUS;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

AVES; DIOMEDEIDAE; PROCELLARIIFORMES;

EID: 77649324097     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08380     Document Type: Article

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