Use of Stable Isotopes of Hydrogen to Predict Natal Origins of Juvenile Merlins and Northern Harriers Migrating Through the Florida Keys
Stable isotopes of hydrogen have been used as a tool to determine migratory connectivity, or to link breeding and wintering grounds. Because isotopes serve as intrinsic markers, eliminating the need for birds to be relocated after an initial marking, they hold the potential to be an extremely useful...
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ftbioone:10.1525/cond.2013.120130 2023-07-30T04:02:59+02:00 Use of Stable Isotopes of Hydrogen to Predict Natal Origins of Juvenile Merlins and Northern Harriers Migrating Through the Florida Keys Sara Ress Wittenberg Sarah E. Lehnen Kimberly Smith Sara Ress Wittenberg Sarah E. Lehnen Kimberly Smith world 2013-08-01 text/HTML https://doi.org/10.1525/cond.2013.120130 en eng American Ornithological Society doi:10.1525/cond.2013.120130 All rights reserved. https://doi.org/10.1525/cond.2013.120130 Text 2013 ftbioone https://doi.org/10.1525/cond.2013.120130 2023-07-09T09:24:09Z Stable isotopes of hydrogen have been used as a tool to determine migratory connectivity, or to link breeding and wintering grounds. Because isotopes serve as intrinsic markers, eliminating the need for birds to be relocated after an initial marking, they hold the potential to be an extremely useful tool. From 1998 to 2003 we gathered feathers from juvenile Merlins (Falco columbarius) and Northern Harriers (Circus cyaneus) during their fall migration in the Florida Keys and analyzed them isotopically in an attempt to determine their natal origins. Our results failed to reveal the natal origins of at least one of these two birds of prey. Text Circus cyaneus BioOne Online Journals The Condor 115 3 451 455 |
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Stable isotopes of hydrogen have been used as a tool to determine migratory connectivity, or to link breeding and wintering grounds. Because isotopes serve as intrinsic markers, eliminating the need for birds to be relocated after an initial marking, they hold the potential to be an extremely useful tool. From 1998 to 2003 we gathered feathers from juvenile Merlins (Falco columbarius) and Northern Harriers (Circus cyaneus) during their fall migration in the Florida Keys and analyzed them isotopically in an attempt to determine their natal origins. Our results failed to reveal the natal origins of at least one of these two birds of prey. |
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Sara Ress Wittenberg Sarah E. Lehnen Kimberly Smith Use of Stable Isotopes of Hydrogen to Predict Natal Origins of Juvenile Merlins and Northern Harriers Migrating Through the Florida Keys |
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Sara Ress Wittenberg |
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Use of Stable Isotopes of Hydrogen to Predict Natal Origins of Juvenile Merlins and Northern Harriers Migrating Through the Florida Keys |
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Use of Stable Isotopes of Hydrogen to Predict Natal Origins of Juvenile Merlins and Northern Harriers Migrating Through the Florida Keys |
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Use of Stable Isotopes of Hydrogen to Predict Natal Origins of Juvenile Merlins and Northern Harriers Migrating Through the Florida Keys |
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Use of Stable Isotopes of Hydrogen to Predict Natal Origins of Juvenile Merlins and Northern Harriers Migrating Through the Florida Keys |
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Use of Stable Isotopes of Hydrogen to Predict Natal Origins of Juvenile Merlins and Northern Harriers Migrating Through the Florida Keys |
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use of stable isotopes of hydrogen to predict natal origins of juvenile merlins and northern harriers migrating through the florida keys |
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