{"id":5515,"date":"2017-05-02T15:59:41","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T19:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/?p=5515"},"modified":"2017-05-02T15:59:41","modified_gmt":"2017-05-02T19:59:41","slug":"feathers-tell-stories-of-north-american-ducks-habitat-and-travels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/feathers-tell-stories-of-north-american-ducks-habitat-and-travels\/","title":{"rendered":"Feathers tell stories of North American ducks&#8217; habitat and travels  <img src=\"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/canada_flag_icon_small.gif\">"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5516\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5516\" class=\"wp-image-5516\" src=\"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/138066_web-1024x753.jpg\" alt=\"Ducks harvested by hunters in the Saskatchewan River Delta have given scientists new insight into the migration patterns of North American waterfowl. (Image by M. Carriere)\" width=\"600\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/138066_web-1024x753.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/138066_web-300x220.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/138066_web.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ducks harvested by hunters in the Saskatchewan River Delta have given scientists new insight into the migration patterns of North American waterfowl. <em>(Image by M. Carriere)<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>A recent analysis of feathers collected from five duck species indicated a boreal habitat origin place, and confirmed the importance of the Saskatchewan River Delta as a key migration stopover for North American waterfowl. This research involved extensive collaboration between scientists and hunters. Hunters collected feather samples from 236 ducks around the delta during migration periods in 2013 and 2014. Researchers then analyzed the isotopes in feather samples. These isotopes revealed a lot of information about the ducks&#8217; life cycle: from latitude, to diet, to their birthplace.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Authors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"NLM_string-name hlFld-ContribAuthor\">Christian K. Asante<\/span>,<span class=\"NLM_string-name hlFld-ContribAuthor\">\u00a0Timothy D. Jardine<\/span>, <span class=\"NLM_string-name hlFld-ContribAuthor\">Steven L. Van Wilgenburg<\/span>,\u00a0and <span class=\"NLM_string-name hlFld-ContribAuthor\">Keith A. Hobson<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Corresponding author:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Keith Hobson, Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, Email: khobson6@uwo.ca<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/americanornithologypubs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1650\/CONDOR-16-179.1?code=coop-site\" target=\"_blank\">Original paper<\/a> published in\u00a0<em>The Condor: Ornithological Applications <\/em>on April 19, 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent analysis of feathers collected from five duck species indicated a boreal habitat origin place, and confirmed the importance of the Saskatchewan River Delta as a key migration stopover for North American waterfowl. This research involved extensive collaboration between scientists and hunters. 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