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The relationship between carbon stable isotope ratios of hatchling down and egg yolk in Black-headed Gulls

M. Klaassen, Auteur ; T. Baarspul, Auteur ; T. Dekkers, Auteur ; P. van Tienen, Auteur

Dans Journal of Field Ornithology (75(2) SPR 2004)

We reconstructed the nutrient source for egg synthesis by sampling Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus) eggs for yolk, analyzing their carbon stable isotope ratio, and comparing that to hatchling down. Most of the variation in carbon stable isot[...]

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