Isotopic characterization of flight feathers in two pelagic seabirds: Sampling strategies for ecological studies

Condor

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 337-346

  Wiley, Anne E ^a   Ostrom, Peggy H ^a   Stricker, Craig A ^b   James, Helen F ^c   Gandhi, Hasand ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Feather; Hydrogen; Nitrogen; Seabird; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

AVES; PTERODROMA SANDWICHENSIS; PUFFINUS AURICULARIS NEWELLI;

EID: 77953388988     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2010.090186     Document Type: Article

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