Origins of irruptive migrations by Common Crossbills Loxia curvirostra into northwestern Europe revealed by stable isotope analysis

Ibis

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 400-409

  Marquiss, Mick ^a   Newton, Ian ^b   Hobson, Keith A ^c   Kolbeinsson, Yann ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d North East Iceland Nature Center ^*  (Iceland)

Author keywords

Common crossbill; Deuterium; Irruption; Isotope; Loxia; Migration; Parrot crossbill; Scottish crossbill; Two barred crossbill

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; FEATHER; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MIGRATION; PALEARCTIC REGION; PASSERINE; STABLE ISOTOPE;

EUROPE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; URALS;

AVES; IBIS; LOXIA; LOXIA CURVIROSTRA; LOXIA PYTYOPSITTACUS; LOXIA SCOTICA; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 84858268859     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2012.01221.x     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. Bowen, G.J., Wassenaar, L.I. & Hobson, K.A. 2005. Application of stable hydrogen and oxygen isotopes to wildlife forensic investigations at global scales. Oecologia 143: 337-348.
2. Clark, I.D. & Fritz, P. 1997. Environmental Isotopes in Hydrogeology. New York: Lewis Publishers.
3. Fox, A.D., Christensen, T.K., Bearhop, S. & Newton, J. 2007. Using stable isotope analysis of multiple feather tracts to identify moulting provenance of vagrant birds: a case study of Baikal Teal Anas formosa in Denmark. Ibis 149: 622-625.
4. Hobson, K.A. 2003. Making migratory connections with stable isotopes. In Berthold, P., Gwinner, E. & Sonnenschein, E. (eds) Avian Migration: 379-392. Berlin: Springer-Verlag.
5. Hobson, K.A. 2011. Isotopic ornithology: a perspective. J. Ornithol. 152: 1-18.
6. Hobson, K.A. & Wassenaar, L.I. 1997. Linking breeding and wintering grounds of neotropical migrant songbirds using stable hydrogen isotopic analysis of feathers. Oecologia 109: 142-148.
7. Hobson, K.A., Bowan, G.J., Wassenaar, L.I., Ferrand, Y. & Lormee, H. 2004. Using stable isotope measurements of feathers to infer geographical origins of migrating European birds. Oecologia 142: 477-488.
8. Jenni, L. & Winkler, R. 1994. Moult and Ageing of European Passerines. London: Academic Press.
9. Langin, K.M., Norris, D.R., Kyser, T.K., Marra, P.P. & Ratcliffe, L.M. 2006. Capital vs. income breeding in a migratory passerine bird: evidence from stable-carbon isotopes. Can. J. Zool. 84: 947-953.
10. Lewis, T. & Taylor, L.R. 1967. Introduction to Experimental Ecology. London: Academic Press.
11. Marquiss, M. & Rae, R. 2002. Ecological differentiation in relation to bill size amongst sympatric, genetically undifferentiated crossbills (Loxia spp.). Ibis 144: 494-508.
12. Marquiss, M., Hobson, K.A. & Newton, I. 2008. Stable isotope evidence for different regional source areas of Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra irruptions into Britain. J. Avian Biol. 39: 30-34.
13. McKechnie, A.E., Wolf, B.O. & Martínez del Rio, C. 2004. Deuterium stable isotope ratios as tracers of water resource use: an experimental test with Rock Doves. Oecologia 140: 191-200.
14. Newton, I. 1972. Finches. London: Collins.
15. Newton, I. 2006. Movement patterns of Common Crossbills Loxia curvirostra in Europe. Ibis 148: 782-788.
16. Newton, I., Hobson, K.A., Fox, A.D. & Marquiss, M. 2006. An investigation into the provenance of Northern Bullfinches Pyrrhula p. pyrrhula found in winter in Scotland and Denmark. J. Avian Biol. 37: 431-435.
17. Smith, A.D. & Dufty, A.M. Jr. 2005. Variation in the stable-hydrogen isotope composition of Northern Goshawk feathers: relevance to the study of migratory origins. Condor 107: 547-558.
18. Summers, R.W., Jardine, D.C., Marquiss, M. & Proctor, R. 1996. The biometrics of invading Common Crossbills Loxia curvirostra in Britain during 1990-1991. Ringing Migr. 17: 1-10.
19. Svensson, L. 1992. Identification Guide to European Passerines (4th edn): Stockholm.
20. Van Wilgenburg, S.L., Hobson, K.A., Brewster, K.R. & Welker, J.M. 2012. Addressing uncertainty in assessing dispersal in threatened migratory species using stable hydrogen isotope analysis of feathers. Endang. Spec. Res. 16: 17-29.
21. Wassenaar, L.I. & Hobson, K.A. 2003. Comparative equilibration and online technique for determination of nonexchangeable hydrogen of keratins for use in animal migration studies. Isotopes Environ. Health Stud. 39: 1-7.
22. Witherby, H.F. 1928. The 1927 irruption of the Crossbill. Scandinavia. Br. Birds 21: 227.
23. Wolfe-Murray, D.R. 1928. The 1927 irruption of the Crossbill. North Sea. Br. Birds 21: 227-228.