Dietary isotopic discrimination in gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) feathers

Polar Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1057-1063

  Polito, Michael J ^a   Abel, Stephanie ^b   Tobias, Craig R ^a   Emslie, Steven D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^b Henry Doorly Zoo   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrimination factors; Gentoo penguin; Molt; Nutritional stress; Pygoscelis papua; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; CARBON ISOTOPE; FASTING; FEATHER; FEEDING ECOLOGY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MIGRATION; MOLT; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SEABIRD; STABLE ISOTOPE;

AVES; PYGOSCELIS PAPUA; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 79957818283     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-011-0966-5     Document Type: Article

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