Novel statistical methods for integrating genetic and stable isotope data to infer individual-level migratory connectivity

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 4163-4176

  Rundel, Colin W ^a,b   Wunder, Michael B ^c   Alvarado, Allison H ^b   Ruegg, Kristen C ^c,d   Harrigan, Ryan ^b   Schuh, Andrew ^e   Kelly, Jeffrey F ^f   Siegel, Rodney B ^g   Desante, David F ^g   Smith, Thomas B ^b   Novembre, John ^b,h  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^g Institute for Bird Populations   (United States)

^h THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

isoscape; microsatellite; migratory connectivity; spatial model; stable isotope

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; WILSONIA PUSILLA;

EID: 84882449455     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mec.12393     Document Type: Article

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