Validating the use of intrinsic markers in body feathers to identify inter-individual differences in non-breeding areas of northern fulmars

• Published in: Marine Biology
• Main Authors: Quinn, Lucy R., Meharg, Andrew A., van Franeker, Jan A., Graham, Isla M., Thompson, Paul M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2016
• Subjects: Fulmar; Northern Fulmar
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/513465/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/513465/1/quinn.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-016-2822-1

Many wildlife studies use chemical analyses to explore spatio-temporal variation in diet, migratory patterns and contaminant exposure. Intrinsic markers are particularly valuable for studying non-breeding marine predators, when direct methods of investigation are rarely feasible. However, any infere...