Table of Contents: Stable Isotopes to Trace Migratory Birds and to Identify Harmful Diseases :

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Viljoen, G. J.
Other Authors:	Luckins, A. G., Naletoski, I.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2016.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Electronic books.
Online Access:	Click to View

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.