Fatty acid composition and concentration of alternative food of Semipalmated Sandpipers (Calidris pusilla) in the upper Bay of Fundy, Canada

Authors :: Quinn, J.T.
Hamilton, D.J.
Hebert, C.E.
Source :: Canadian Journal of Zoology. August, 2017, Vol. 95 Issue 8, p565, 9 p.
Publication Year :: 2017
Abstract: Abstract: Semipalmated Sandpipers (Calidris pusilla (L., 1766)) that migrate through the upper Bay of Fundy, Canada, depend on a rich food supply to fuel their continued migration. Although past studies [...]

Subjects :: Essential fatty acids -- Distribution -- Nutritional aspects
Polychaeta -- Distribution -- Nutritional aspects
Scolopacidae -- Food and nutrition -- Nutritional aspects
Migratory birds -- Food and nutrition -- Nutritional aspects
Microbial mats -- Nutritional aspects -- Distribution
Sandpipers -- Food and nutrition -- Nutritional aspects
Company distribution practices
Zoology and wildlife conservation

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