Using oxygen and hydrogen stable isotopes to track the migratory movement of Sharp-shinned Hawks (Accipiter striatus) along Western Flyways of North America
E. Wommack, L. Marrack, S. Mambelli, J. Hull, T. Dawson
This study uses hydrogen and oxygen stable isotopes in feathers to track the natal origins of Sharp-shinned Hawks migrating along two flyways in North America, finding overlap in breeding origins but differing predictive power between isotope types.
bioRxiv · Aug 30, 2020Zoology