Barn swallows and purple martins convert precursors to long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids: implications for conservation of riparian- vs inland-nesting habitats
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For aerial insectivorous birds, whose populations have declined significantly in North America, long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA) that are more abundant in aquatic-emergent insects than terrestrial insects, are important for the development, som... ...
