Trophic relationships among six species of Icelandic seabirds as determined through stable isotope analysis

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Combined stable isotope signatures of Icelandic seabirds show substantial inter-species and inter-site variation. The trophic structures of the seabird assemblages at north Ireland and south Iceland are different. This may suggest dietary segregation not highlighted by conventional dietary assessment. This research used a dual-isotope multiple-source mixing model to estimate contributions of various prey species to the diet of seabirds based on their isotope signatures.

Author: Furness, Robert W., Phillips, Richard A., Thompson, David R., Lilliendahl, Kristjan, Solmundsson, Jon, Waldron, Susan
Publisher: Cooper Ornithological Society
Publication Name: The Condor
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0010-5422
Year: 1999
Research, Sea birds, Seabirds

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Sensory and hormonal control of clutch size in birds

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The characterization of clutch size control in different bird taxas and of determinate or indeterminate layer species classification is discussed. Observations on egg laying, egg removal experiments, laying female anatomy and gonadotrophin secretion inhibition were used in the examination. The relation of laying patterns to food availability and time variability in the evolution of bird clutch size control was established.

Author: Haywood, Sacha
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication Name: Quarterly Review of Biology
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0033-5770
Year: 1993
Sexual behavior, Ornithological research, Evolution (Biology), Birds

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