Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope discrimination factors from diet to blood plasma, cellular blood, feathers, and adipose tissue fatty acids in Spectacled Eiders (Somateria fischeri)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 866-874

  Federer, R N ^a,b   Hollmen T E ^a,b   Esler, D ^c   Wooller, M J ^a,d   Wang, S W ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b ALASKA SEALIFE CENTER   (United States)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d University of Alaska Fairbanks   (United States)

^e Sedna Ecological Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CAPTIVE POPULATION; CARBON ISOTOPE; DIET; FATTY ACID; FEATHER; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUMERICAL MODEL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATERFOWL;

ANAS; ANIMALIA; SOMATERIA FISCHERI;

EID: 77958105909     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: 14803283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z10-052     Document Type: Article

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