A dragonfly (δ2h) isoscape for North America: A new tool for determining natal origins of migratory aquatic emergent insects

Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 766-772

  Hobson, Keith A ^a   Soto, David X ^a   Paulson, Dennis R ^b   Wassenaar, Leonard I ^a   Matthews, John H ^c  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND   (United States)

^c Conservation International ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrogen; Isoscapes; Isotopic assignment to origin; Odonata; Oxygen 18

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871412621     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2041210X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2041-210X.2012.00202.x     Document Type: Article

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