Determining natal origins of birds using stable isotopes (δ34S, δd, δ15N, δ13C): Model validation and spatial resolution for mid-continent mallards

Waterbirds

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 10-21

  Coulton, Daniel W ^a   Clark, Robert G ^a,b   Hebert, Craig E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assignment test; Classification tree; Mallard; Natal origin; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; FEATHER; FLIGHTLESSNESS; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MOVEMENT; PRAIRIE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STABLE ISOTOPE; TRACKING;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANIMALIA; AVES; AYTHYA AFFINIS;

EID: 77950284728     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/063.033.0102     Document Type: Article

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