Isotopic ornithology: A perspective

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 152, Issue 1 SUPPL, 2011, Pages

  Hobson, Keith A ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diet; Isoscapes; Migratory connectivity; Reproductive investment; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 84865561970     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-011-0653-x     Document Type: Review

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