On the use of stable isotopes in trophic ecology

WJ Boecklen, CT Yarnes, BA Cook… - Annual review of …, 2011 - annualreviews.org
Stable isotope analysis (SIA) has proven to be a useful tool in reconstructing diets,
characterizing trophic relationships, elucidating patterns of resource allocation, and …

Tracing origins and migration of wildlife using stable isotopes: a review

KA Hobson - Oecologia, 1999 - Springer
To understand the ecology of migratory animals it is important to link geographic regions
used by individuals including breeding, wintering, and intermediate stopover sites. Previous …

Stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen in the study of avian and mammalian trophic ecology

JF Kelly - Canadian journal of zoology, 2000 - cdnsciencepub.com
Differential fractionation of stable isotopes of carbon during photosynthesis causes C4
plants and C3 plants to have distinct carbon-isotope signatures. In addition, marine C3 …

A general hypothesis‐testing framework for stable isotope ratios in ecological studies

TF Turner, ML Collyer, TJ Krabbenhoft - Ecology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
We propose a framework for hypothesis‐testing of stable isotope ratios in ecological studies.
Statistical procedures are based on analysis of nested linear models and a residual …

Insights into Wilson's Warbler migration from analyses of hydrogen stable-isotope ratios

JF Kelly, V Atudorei, ZD Sharp, DM Finch - Oecologia, 2002 - Springer
Our ability to link the breeding locations of individual passerines to migration stopover sites
and wintering locations is limited. Stable isotopes of hydrogen contained in bird feathers …

Combining genetic markers and stable isotopes to reveal population connectivity and migration patterns in a Neotropical migrant, Wilson's warbler (Wilsonia pusilla)

SM Clegg, JF Kelly, M Kimura, TB Smith - Molecular Ecology, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
We used results from the analysis of microsatellite DNA variation and hydrogen stable‐
isotope ratios to characterize the population structure of a neotropical migrant passerine, the …

[图书][B] Environmental impacts of wind-energy projects

National Research Council, Division on Earth… - 2007 - books.google.com
The generation of electricity by wind energy has the potential to reduce environmental
impacts caused by the use of fossil fuels. Although the use of wind energy to generate …

Stable-carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios of songbird feathers grown in two terrestrial biomes: implications for evaluating trophic relationships and breeding origins

KA Hobson - The Condor, 1999 - academic.oup.com
The measurement of stable-carbon (13C/12C) and nitrogen (15N/14N) isotope ratios in bird
feathers has potential to reveal important information on trophic position and source of …

Stable‐carbon and hydrogen isotope ratios reveal breeding origins of red‐winged blackbirds

LI Wassenaar, KA Hobson - Ecological Applications, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
We investigated the potential of using stable‐carbon (δ13C) and hydrogen (δD) isotope
ratios in feathers of Red‐winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) to delineate geographic …

Food and feeding ecology of the sympatric thin-billed Pachyptila belcheri and Antarctic P. desolata prions at Iles Kerguelen, Southern Indian Ocean

Y Cherel, P Bocher, C De Broyer… - Marine Ecology Progress …, 2002 - int-res.com
The food and feeding ecology of the 2 closely related species of prions Pachyptila belcheri
and P. desolata was investigated over 3 consecutive chick-rearing periods at Iles Kerguelen …