Isotopic analysis of island house martins Delichon urbica indicates marine provenance of nutrients
The presence of one of the largest colonies of House Martins in Europe on the small island of Stora Karlsö, Sweden, led us to investigate the source of their food by analysis of stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen. Carbon isotopic values of House Martin nestlings were the same as those of Common...
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ftuglasgow:oai:eprints.gla.ac.uk:92969 2023-05-15T15:56:00+02:00 Isotopic analysis of island house martins Delichon urbica indicates marine provenance of nutrients Cross, Adam D.P. Hentati-Sundberg, Jonas Österblom, Henrik McGill, Rona A.R. Furness, Robert W. 2014-07 text https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/92969/ https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/92969/1/92969.pdf en eng John Wiley & Sons Ltd. https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/92969/1/92969.pdf Cross, A. D.P., Hentati-Sundberg, J., Österblom, H., McGill, R. A.R. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/author/10394.html> and Furness, R. W. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/author/11403.html> (2014) Isotopic analysis of island house martins Delichon urbica indicates marine provenance of nutrients. IBIS <https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/journal_volume/IBIS.html>, 156(3), pp. 676-681. (doi:10.1111/ibi.12150 <https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.12150>) (PMID:25866414) (PMCID:PMC4384760) cc_by_4 CC-BY Articles PeerReviewed 2014 ftuglasgow https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.12150 2022-09-22T22:11:50Z The presence of one of the largest colonies of House Martins in Europe on the small island of Stora Karlsö, Sweden, led us to investigate the source of their food by analysis of stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen. Carbon isotopic values of House Martin nestlings were the same as those of Common Guillemot Uria aalge nestlings fed on marine fish, but differed from local Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis nestlings fed on woodland insects. We infer that these House Martins fed their chicks almost exclusively on insects that had used nutrients derived from seabirds, indicating a dependence on the presence of a large seabird colony. We suggest by extension that some populations of island passerines of high conservation importance may also be dependent on nutrient subsidies from seabird colonies. Article in Journal/Newspaper common guillemot Uria aalge uria University of Glasgow: Enlighten - Publications Ibis 156 3 676 681 |
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The presence of one of the largest colonies of House Martins in Europe on the small island of Stora Karlsö, Sweden, led us to investigate the source of their food by analysis of stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen. Carbon isotopic values of House Martin nestlings were the same as those of Common Guillemot Uria aalge nestlings fed on marine fish, but differed from local Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis nestlings fed on woodland insects. We infer that these House Martins fed their chicks almost exclusively on insects that had used nutrients derived from seabirds, indicating a dependence on the presence of a large seabird colony. We suggest by extension that some populations of island passerines of high conservation importance may also be dependent on nutrient subsidies from seabird colonies. |
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Cross, Adam D.P. Hentati-Sundberg, Jonas Österblom, Henrik McGill, Rona A.R. Furness, Robert W. Isotopic analysis of island house martins Delichon urbica indicates marine provenance of nutrients |
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Isotopic analysis of island house martins Delichon urbica indicates marine provenance of nutrients |
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Isotopic analysis of island house martins Delichon urbica indicates marine provenance of nutrients |
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Isotopic analysis of island house martins Delichon urbica indicates marine provenance of nutrients |
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Isotopic analysis of island house martins Delichon urbica indicates marine provenance of nutrients |
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Isotopic analysis of island house martins Delichon urbica indicates marine provenance of nutrients |
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isotopic analysis of island house martins delichon urbica indicates marine provenance of nutrients |
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https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/92969/1/92969.pdf Cross, A. D.P., Hentati-Sundberg, J., Österblom, H., McGill, R. A.R. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/author/10394.html> and Furness, R. W. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/author/11403.html> (2014) Isotopic analysis of island house martins Delichon urbica indicates marine provenance of nutrients. IBIS <https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/journal_volume/IBIS.html>, 156(3), pp. 676-681. (doi:10.1111/ibi.12150 <https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.12150>) (PMID:25866414) (PMCID:PMC4384760) |
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