Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios of bone collagen: Variations within individuals, between sexes, and within populations raised on monotonous diets

1983 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 199-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Deniro ◽  
Margaret J. Schoeniger
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Isotope ◽  
Isotope Ratios ◽  
Bone Collagen ◽  
Stable Carbon ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen

Stable Carbon- and Nitrogen-Isotope Ratios of Bone Collagen Used to Study Coral-Reef and Terrestrial Components of Prehistoric Bahamian Diet

1988 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 320-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
William F. Keegan ◽  
Michael J. DeNiro
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Nitrogen Isotopes ◽  
Nitrogen Isotope ◽  
Isotope Ratios ◽  
Isotopic Signature ◽  
Bone Collagen ◽  
Food Groups ◽  
Stable Carbon ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen ◽  
Consumption Practices

Previous studies have demonstrated that stable carbon- and nitrogen-isotope ratios of bone collagen can be used to distinguish marine and terrestrial components of prehistoric human diet. However, when this method was first applied to prehistoric Bahamians, their bone-collagen nitrogen-isotope ratios were found to be outside the ranges observed for other coastal populations that ate substantial quantities of marine foods. This study examines in detail the distributions of stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes in Bahamian food chains. Our results indicate that the unique isotopic signature in bone collagen of prehistoric Bahamians reflects the enrichment of 13C and the depletion of 15N in seagrass and coral-reef communities relative to other oceanic environments. The results also demonstrate that bone-collagen 13C/12C ratios can be used to distinguish marine from terrestrial contributions in the prehistoric Lucayan Taino diet, and that 15N/14N ratios serve to identify the use of certain marine food groups. This approach should prove useful for the study of consumption practices in other tropical coral-reef environments and as a method for evaluating theoretically predicted optimal diets.

An assessment of long-term food habits of Tsavo elephants based on stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios of bone collagen

1989 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 219-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. L. TIESZEN ◽  
T. W. BOUTTON ◽  
W. K. OTTICHILO ◽  
D. E. NELSON ◽  
D. H. BRANDT
Keyword(s):  
Food Habits ◽  
Nitrogen Isotope ◽  
Isotope Ratios ◽  
Bone Collagen ◽  
Stable Carbon ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen

Effect of heating on the stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios of bone collagen

1985 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Deniro ◽  
Margaret J. Schoeninger ◽  
Christine A. Hastorf
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Isotope ◽  
Isotope Ratios ◽  
Bone Collagen ◽  
Stable Carbon ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen

scholarly journals Hair cortisol and stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios in barbary macaques ( Macaca sylvanus ) from Gibraltar

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (9) ◽  
pp. 831-838 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael A. Schillaci ◽  
Jessica Lintlop ◽  
Monika Sumra ◽  
Mark Pizarro ◽  
Lisa Jones‐Engel
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Isotope ◽  
Isotope Ratios ◽  
Hair Cortisol ◽  
Stable Carbon ◽  
Macaca Sylvanus ◽  
Barbary Macaques ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen

scholarly journals Diet and disease in Tomar, Portugal: Comparing stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios between skeletons with and without signs of infectious disease

2019 ◽  
Vol 105 ◽  
pp. 59-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Curto ◽  
Patrick Mahoney ◽  
Anne-France Maurer ◽  
Cristina Barrocas-Dias ◽  
Teresa Fernandes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Nitrogen Isotope ◽  
Isotope Ratios ◽  
Stable Carbon ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen
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