Population variation in isotopic composition of shorebird feathers: Implications for determining molting grounds

Waterbirds

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 300-310

  Torres Dowdall, Julin ^a   Farmer, Adrian H ^b   Bucher, Enrique H ^c   Rye, Robert O ^d   Landis, Garry ^d  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c Universidad de Crdoba   (Argentina)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentina; Calidris; Charadrius; Deuterium; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BREEDING SITE; DEUTERIUM; HABITAT USE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; MOLT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; STABLE ISOTOPE; WADER;

ARGENTINA;

CALIDRIS; CALIDRIS FUSCICOLLIS; CHARADRIUS; CHARADRIUS COLLARIS;

EID: 77749298368     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/063.032.0210     Document Type: Article

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