Identification of Natal Locales of Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) by Trace-Element Analysis of Feathers
Abstract Samples of secondary remiges collected from nestling Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) in Alaska and western Greenland were analyzed for trace-element content using instrumental neutron-activation analysis. Concentrations of 14 trace elements were subjected to a series of multivariate di...
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croxfordunivpr:10.1093/auk/100.3.560 2023-12-31T10:06:41+01:00 Identification of Natal Locales of Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) by Trace-Element Analysis of Feathers Parrish, Jimmie R. Rogers, David T. Ward, F. Prescott 1983 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/auk/100.3.560 http://academic.oup.com/auk/article-pdf/100/3/560/30079556/auk0560.pdf en eng Oxford University Press (OUP) The Auk volume 100, issue 3, page 560-567 ISSN 0004-8038 1938-4254 Animal Science and Zoology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal-article 1983 croxfordunivpr https://doi.org/10.1093/auk/100.3.560 2023-12-06T09:09:16Z Abstract Samples of secondary remiges collected from nestling Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) in Alaska and western Greenland were analyzed for trace-element content using instrumental neutron-activation analysis. Concentrations of 14 trace elements were subjected to a series of multivariate discriminant function analyses to ascertain whether or not these concentrations could be used to identify the geographic origins of the birds sampled. Individual falcons from the three areas studied can be placed in their proper natal locale with 100% predictability. Mercury (Hg) was the best individual discriminator for separating sample groupings. Aluminum (A1) and Vanadium (V), in conjunction with Hg, provided the most discriminant trio of elements when various groupings of element concentrations were considered as predictors. Article in Journal/Newspaper Falco peregrinus Greenland Alaska Oxford University Press (via Crossref) The Auk 100 3 560 567 |
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Abstract Samples of secondary remiges collected from nestling Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) in Alaska and western Greenland were analyzed for trace-element content using instrumental neutron-activation analysis. Concentrations of 14 trace elements were subjected to a series of multivariate discriminant function analyses to ascertain whether or not these concentrations could be used to identify the geographic origins of the birds sampled. Individual falcons from the three areas studied can be placed in their proper natal locale with 100% predictability. Mercury (Hg) was the best individual discriminator for separating sample groupings. Aluminum (A1) and Vanadium (V), in conjunction with Hg, provided the most discriminant trio of elements when various groupings of element concentrations were considered as predictors. |
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Parrish, Jimmie R. Rogers, David T. Ward, F. Prescott |
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Identification of Natal Locales of Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) by Trace-Element Analysis of Feathers |
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Identification of Natal Locales of Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) by Trace-Element Analysis of Feathers |
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Identification of Natal Locales of Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) by Trace-Element Analysis of Feathers |
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Identification of Natal Locales of Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) by Trace-Element Analysis of Feathers |
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Identification of Natal Locales of Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) by Trace-Element Analysis of Feathers |
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identification of natal locales of peregrine falcons (falco peregrinus) by trace-element analysis of feathers |
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