King eiders use an income strategy for egg production: A case study for incorporating individual dietary variation into nutrient allocation research

Oecologia

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-12

  Oppel, Steffen ^a,b   Powell, Abby N ^a   O'Brien, Diane M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capital breeding; Eggshell membranes; Migratory birds; Mixing models; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CARBON; EGG PROTEIN; NITROGEN;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BREEDING SITE; CARBON ISOTOPE; DIETARY SHIFT; EGG PRODUCTION; EGGSHELL; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD PREFERENCE; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MEMBRANE; MIGRATORY SPECIES; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT USE; PROTEIN; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATERFOWL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIOSYNTHESIS; DIET; DUCKS AND GEESE; FEMALE; METABOLISM; OVIPARITY;

ANIMALS; ANSERIFORMES; BAYES THEOREM; CARBON ISOTOPES; DIET; EGG PROTEINS; FEMALE; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; OVIPARITY;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

AVES; SOMATERIA SPECTABILIS;

EID: 77950110616     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-010-1619-z     Document Type: Article

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