Dear All,

Below, please, find an enquiry from a colleague at Stirling
University to which some of you might have the solution.

Cheers,
                 Wolfram



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Date:          Fri, 16 Jul 1999 15:18:53 +0100
Subject:       Iceland
From:          Rhys Bullman {PG} <[log in to unmask]>
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Reply-to:      Rhys Bullman {PG} <[log in to unmask]>


Dear All

I am presently trying to set up a project to separate Icelandic and British
populations of redshank overwintering on the Forth Estuary, Scotland using
the stable isotope approach. Does anyone have any ideas how I might test for
isotopic signatures that would be specific to Iceland thus enabling me to
differentiate between Scottish and Icelandic birds ?? I plan to take blood
and feather samples from juvenile birds both here and in Iceland to ensure I
get a habitat specific signal but what is the best thing to look for ?
Perhaps the hydrogen signal in rainwater or is there a specific sulphur
signal due to the geothermal activity that may differ from Scotland ? Any
ideas on this would be much appreciated.

All the best

Rhys
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