Migratory connectivity in a declining bird species: Using feather isotopes to inform demographic modelling

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 643-654

  Reichlin, Thomas S ^a,b   Hobson, Keith A ^c   Wassenaar, Leonard I ^c   Schaub, Michael ^a,b   Tolkmitt, Dirk ^d   Becker, Detlef ^e   Jenni, Lukas ^b   Arlettaz, Raphaël ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d Menckestrasse 34   (Germany)

^e Museum Heineanum   (Germany)

Author keywords

Africa; Annual climatic variation; Isotopic variation (carbon 13, nitrogen 15, deuterium); Jynx torquilla; Leapfrog migration; Long distance migrant; Species conservation

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; ANNUAL VARIATION; BIRD; BREEDING POPULATION; CLIMATE VARIATION; CONNECTIVITY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FEATHER; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MIGRATORY SPECIES; MOVEMENT; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION MODELING; SEASONALITY; SELECTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; STOPOVER; SURVIVAL;

GERMANY; SWITZERLAND;

AVES; JYNX TORQUILLA; PICIDAE;

EID: 77954646033     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2010.00664.x     Document Type: Article

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