Multi-Scale Effects of Nestling Diet on Breeding Performance in a Terrestrial Top Predator Inferred from Stable Isotope Analysis
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Summary
It is suggested that stable isotope analyses may be a powerful tool to monitor the diet of terrestrial avian predators on large spatio-temporal scales, which could serve to detect potential changes in the availability of those prey on which predators depend for breeding.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 2014-04-17
- Cited by
- 38
- References
- 77
- Access
- Open access
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Keywords
Predation, Biology, Fledge, Trophic level, Ecology
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