Poor reproducibility and inference in hydrogen-stable-isotope studies of avian movement: A reply to Wunder et al. (2009)
Even if problems of δDf measurement reproducibility are resolved, probabilistic assignment of an individual's origin will still have remarkably low geographic specificity given our current understanding of the relationship between δDf and δDp , particularly when assignments are made with a r...
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Published in | The Auk Vol. 126; no. 4; p. 926 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Waco
American Ornithological Society
01.10.2009
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Summary: | Even if problems of δDf measurement reproducibility are resolved, probabilistic assignment of an individual's origin will still have remarkably low geographic specificity given our current understanding of the relationship between δDf and δDp , particularly when assignments are made with a reasonable level of credibility. [...] we believe that researchers should discuss their inferences of migratory connectivity with the level of confidence (or skepticism) that might reasonably characterize a field in which independent validation of results is rarely possible, and that other fundamental issues that likely limit the specificity of predicted origins, described above, remain largely unexplored within the probabilistic framework of Wunder (2010). |
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ISSN: | 2732-4613 |
DOI: | 10.1525/auk.2009.126.4.3 |