A method for investigating population declines of migratory birds using stable isotopes: origins of harvested lesser scaup in North America.

Elucidating geographic locations from where migratory birds are recruited into adult breeding populations is a fundamental but largely elusive goal in conservation biology. This is especially true for species that breed in remote northern areas where field-based demographic assessments are logistica...

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Main Authors: Keith A Hobson, Michael B Wunder, Steven L Van Wilgenburg, Robert G Clark, Leonard I Wassenaar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-11-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2776275?pdf=render