Migratory connectivity in the Rusty Blackbird: Isotopic evidence from feathers of historical and contemporary specimens

Condor

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 778-788

  Hobson, Keith A ^a   Greenberg, Russell ^b   Van Wilgenburg, Steven L ^a   Mettke Hofmann, Claudia ^b,c  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deuterium; Euphagus carolinus; Migratory connectivity; Rusty blackbird; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

AVES; EUPHAGUS CAROLINUS;

EID: 78650645196     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2010.100146     Document Type: Article

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