An examination of stable hydrogen isotope (δD) variation in adult and juvenile feathers from a migratory songbird

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 585-594

  Gow, Elizabeth A ^a,c   Stutchbury, Bridget J M ^a   Done, T ^a   Kyser, T K ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood hematocrit; Deuterium variation; Feathers; Hylocichla mustelina; Moult; Precipitation; Wood thrush

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLOOD; BREEDING SITE; FEATHER; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; INTRAPOPULATION VARIATION; JUVENILE; MIGRATORY SPECIES; MOLT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SAMPLING; SONGBIRD; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STABLE ISOTOPE;

AVES; HYLOCICHLA; HYLOCICHLA MUSTELINA; PASSERI;

EID: 84860349232     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: 14803283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z2012-024     Document Type: Article

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