Endogenous contributions to egg protein formation in lesser scaup Aythya affinis

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 505-513

  Cutting, Kyle A ^a   Hobson, Keith A ^b   Rotella, Jay J ^a   Warren, Jeffrey M ^c   Wainwright De La Cruz, Susan E ^d   Takekawa, John Y ^d  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; BOREAL FOREST; BREEDING SEASON; BREEDING SITE; CARBON ISOTOPE; DIET; EGG PRODUCTION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; MIGRATION ROUTE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; POPULATION DECLINE; PROTEIN; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATERFOWL;

MONTANA; UNITED STATES;

AYTHYA AFFINIS;

EID: 84855299535     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2011.05406.x     Document Type: Article

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