Linking Canadian harvested juvenile American black ducks to their natal areas using stable isotope (δD, δ13C, and δ15N) methods;Établissement de liens entre les canards noirs juvéniles pris au Canada et leurs régions natales à l'aide des méthodes fondées sur les isotopes stables (δD, δ13C, et δ15N)

Avian Conservation and Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Ashley, Paul ^a   Hobson, Keith A ^b   van Wilgenburg, Steven L ^b   North, Norm ^b   Petrie, Scott A ^a  

^a Long Point Waterfowl   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

American black duck; Anas rubripes; Harvest and habitat management; Natal areas; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ANAS; ANAS RUBRIPES; AVES;

EID: 78651093498     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17126568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ACE-00397-050207     Document Type: Article

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