Stable Isotopes to Trace Migratory Birds and to Identify Harmful Diseases : : An Introductory Guide.

• Author: Viljoen, G. J.
• TeilnehmendeR: Luckins, A. G.; Naletoski, I.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2016.; ©2016.
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (59 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Reference -- Contents -- List of Acronyms -- Chapter 1: General Introduction -- 1.1 Background Analysis -- 1.2 Migratory Birds and HPAI -- 1.3 Using SIA to Understand the Dissemination of HPAI - The Way Ahead! -- Chapter 2: Animal Migration Tracking Methods -- 2.1 Extrinsic Markers -- 2.2 Intrinsic Markers -- 2.2.1 The Nitrogen Cycle -- 2.2.2 The Sulphur Cycle -- 2.2.3 The Oxygen Cycle -- 2.2.4 The Hydrogen Cycle -- 2.3 The Stable Isotopes of Water on a Spatial Scale -- 2.4 Deriving Isoscapes in the Absence of GNIP Data -- 2.5 Use of Stable Isotopes for Migration Studies -- 2.6 Approaches for Determining Migratory Connectivity -- 2.6.1 Classification Trees to Predict Origins -- 2.6.2 Likelihood-Based Methods to Predict Origins -- 2.6.3 Migration Studies Using Stable Isotopes -- 2.6.4 Determining Migratory Connectivity for Waterfowl in Asia -- Chapter 3: Practical Considerations -- 3.1 Sample Collection and Tissue Preparation -- 3.1.1 Questions of Sample Heterogeneity -- 3.1.2 Preparation of Feather Samples -- 3.2 Other Stable Isotopes for Migration Research -- 3.2.1 Sampling Instructions for Water δ18O and δ2H - Rivers/Lakes/Groundwater -- Materials -- Method -- 3.2.2 Sampling Instructions for Bird Feathers for Use in SIA -- Materials -- 3.2.3 Sampling Wild Birds in the Field -- 3.2.4 Sampling Strategy for H5N1 -- Correction to: Stable Isotopes to Trace Migratory Birds and to Identify Harmful Diseases -- Correction to: G.J. Viljoen et al., Stable Isotopes to Trace Migratory Birds and to Identify Harmful Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28298-5 -- References -- Index.