Arctic waders and the capital-income continuum: Further tests using isotopic contrasts of egg components

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 565-572

  Hobson, Keith A ^a   Jehl, Joseph R ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BREEDING SITE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CLUTCH SIZE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FAT; FOOD WEB; HABITAT TYPE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROTEIN; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; STABLE ISOTOPE; WADER;

CANADA; CHURCHILL; MANITOBA;

AVES; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 77956750214     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2010.04980.x     Document Type: Article

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