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OverviewTracking Animal Migration with Stable Isotopes, Second Edition, provides a complete introduction to new and powerful isotopic tools and applications that track animal migration, reviewing where isotope tracers fit in the modern toolbox of tracking methods. The book provides background information on a broad range of migration scenarios in terrestrial and aquatic systems and summarizes the most cutting-edge developments in the field that are revolutionizing the way migrant individuals and populations are assigned to their true origins. It allows undergraduates, graduate students and non-specialist scientists to adopt and apply isotopes to migration research, and also serves as a useful reference for scientists. The new edition thoroughly updates the information available to the reader on current applications of this technique and provides new tools for the isotopic assignment of individuals to origins, including geostatistical multi-isotope approaches and the ways in which researchers can combine isotopes with routine data in a Bayesian framework to provide best estimates of animal origins. Four new chapters include contributions on applications to the movements of terrestrial mammals, with particular emphasis on how aspects of animal physiology can influence stable isotope values. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Keith A. Hobson, PhD (Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario) , Leonard I. Wassenaar (Department of Geological Sciences Energy Agency, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada)Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Imprint: Academic Press Inc Edition: 2nd edition Weight: 0.840kg ISBN: 9780128147238ISBN 10: 0128147237 Pages: 268 Publication Date: 03 September 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1. Why study animal Movements? 2. An Introduction to the Light Stable Isotopes for use in Terrestrial Animal Migration Studies 3. Isoscapes: the basis for inferring animal origins and movements using stable isotopes 4. Applying Isotopic Methods to Tracking animal Movements 5. Tracking Bats and other Terrestrial mammals: Considerations of Physiology 6. Isotopic Tracking of Marine and Aquatic Animals 7. Applying Compound-Specific Methods: The Next frontier in Isotopic Tracking of Animals 8. Analysis and design for Isotope based Studies of Migratory Animals 9. Tools for the User: Assigning Animals to Origins using Mixed Models in R: the IsoriX package 10. Future Directions and Challenges for Using Stable Isotopes in Advancing Animal Migration researchReviewsAuthor InformationDr. Keith Hobson is Full Professor of Biology at the University of Western Ontario. He obtained his MSc in Zoology at the University of Manitoba and his PhD in Biology at the University of Saskatchewan. He has published widely in the realm of avian ecology and migration studies, focusing on the intricacies of avian migratory patterns, stable isotopes in ecology, and the effects of environmental changes on bird populations. Dr. Hobson specializes in using stable isotope approaches with an emphasis on migratory connectivity birds. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and serves as editor of Avian Conservation and Ecology. Dr. Len Wassenaar was a senior Research Scientist with Environment Canada for 23 years, specializing isotope analytical measurements and applications in hydrology and ecology. He and Dr. Hobson worked closely together to develop many of the foundational analytical tools to assign animals to origins using isotope approaches. Currently, Dr. Wassenaar serves as a Team Leader in Nuclear Applications Division of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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