Using δ2H stable isotope analysis to identify the origin of a first winter Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis caught in Norway
We analysed the stable isotope of hydrogen (δ2H) in first generation median wing covert feathers sampled from a free-flying first winter Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis caught in Storøya, Norway in late April 2019. The highly depleted δ2H values corresponded to those predicted if the bird had g...
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ftboapojs:oai:boap.uib.no:article/2953 2023-05-15T15:02:59+02:00 Using δ2H stable isotope analysis to identify the origin of a first winter Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis caught in Norway Molværsmyr, Sindre Fox, Anthony David 2020-06-02 application/pdf https://boap.uib.no/index.php/ornis/article/view/2953 https://doi.org/10.15845/on.v43i0.2953 eng eng BirdLife Norway https://boap.uib.no/index.php/ornis/article/view/2953/2995 https://boap.uib.no/index.php/ornis/article/view/2953 doi:10.15845/on.v43i0.2953 Ornis Norvegica; Årg 43 (2020); 1-3 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2020 ftboapojs https://doi.org/10.15845/on.v43i0.2953 2021-11-03T23:34:19Z We analysed the stable isotope of hydrogen (δ2H) in first generation median wing covert feathers sampled from a free-flying first winter Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis caught in Storøya, Norway in late April 2019. The highly depleted δ2H values corresponded to those predicted if the bird had grown feather in the Russian Arctic breeding areas of this species and were much more highly depleted compared to predicted values of a bird raised in captivity in Norway or elsewhere in western Europe. Although these data do not provide irrefutable proof of the individual’s wild origin, these results strongly suggest that even records outside the normal range for this species can potentially constitute a genuinely wild-reared individual. Cover photo: Red-breasted Goose caught at Storøya, Norway in late April 2019. Photo: Sindre Molværsmyr. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Storøya Bergen Open Access Publishing (University of Bergen Library) Arctic Norway Storøya ENVELOPE(7.761,7.761,62.515,62.515) Ornis Norvegica 43 1 3 |
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We analysed the stable isotope of hydrogen (δ2H) in first generation median wing covert feathers sampled from a free-flying first winter Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis caught in Storøya, Norway in late April 2019. The highly depleted δ2H values corresponded to those predicted if the bird had grown feather in the Russian Arctic breeding areas of this species and were much more highly depleted compared to predicted values of a bird raised in captivity in Norway or elsewhere in western Europe. Although these data do not provide irrefutable proof of the individual’s wild origin, these results strongly suggest that even records outside the normal range for this species can potentially constitute a genuinely wild-reared individual. Cover photo: Red-breasted Goose caught at Storøya, Norway in late April 2019. Photo: Sindre Molværsmyr. |
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Using δ2H stable isotope analysis to identify the origin of a first winter Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis caught in Norway |
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Using δ2H stable isotope analysis to identify the origin of a first winter Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis caught in Norway |
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Using δ2H stable isotope analysis to identify the origin of a first winter Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis caught in Norway |
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Using δ2H stable isotope analysis to identify the origin of a first winter Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis caught in Norway |
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Using δ2H stable isotope analysis to identify the origin of a first winter Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis caught in Norway |
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using δ2h stable isotope analysis to identify the origin of a first winter red-breasted goose branta ruficollis caught in norway |
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