Use of Amino Acid Isotope Analysis to Investigate Capital Versus Income Breeding Strategies In Migratory Avian Species

• Published in: Methods in Ecology and Evolution
• Main Authors: Lübcker, Nico, Whiteman, John P., Shipley, Oliver N., Hobson, Keith A., Newsome, Seth D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: ODU Digital Commons 2023
• Subjects: Biomonitoring; Breeding strategy; Compound-specific stable isotope analysis; Egg production; Resource allocation; Biology; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Poultry or Avian Science; Veterinary Microbiology and Immunobiology; Brant; Branta bernicla; Tundra; Alaska
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/biology_fac_pubs/565; https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.14150; https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/context/biology_fac_pubs/article/1583/viewcontent/Methods_Ecol_Evol___2023___L_bcker___Use_of_amino_acid_isotope_analysis_to_investigate_capital_versus_income_breeding.pdf

1. Income and capital breeding represent opposing ends of a continuum of reproductive strategies. Quantifying nutrient allocation to reproduction is challenging, but recent advances in compound-specific stable isotope analysis hold promise for tracing the source of individual compounds allocated to...