Combining stable isotope analyses and geolocation to reveal kittiwake migration

• Published in: Marine Ecology Progress Series
• Main Authors: González-Solís, Jacob, Smyrli, Maria, Militão, Teresa, Gremillet, David, Tveraa, Torkild, Phillips, Richard A., Boulinier, Thierry
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Inter-Research 2011
• Subjects: Ocells marins; Caradriformes; Gavines; Migració d'ocells; Isòtops estables en ecologia; Serveis de geolocalització; Sea birds; Charadriiformes; Gulls; Birds migration; Stable isotopes in ecological research; Location-based services; Svalbard; Svalbard Archipelago; Norway; Hornøya; Labrador Sea; rissa tridactyla
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2445/61276

Determining migratory strategies of seabirds is still a major challenge due to their relative inaccessibility. Small geolocators are improving this knowledge, but not all birds can be tracked. Stable isotope ratios in feathers can help us to understand migration, but we still have insufficient basel...