Stable Isotope Analysis:A Tool for Certifying Captive or Wild caiman Leather Origin

• Published in: Aquatic conservation Vol. 35; no. 3
• Main Authors: Simoncini, Melina S., Marques, Thiago S., Bassetti, Luis A. B., Lara, Neliton R. F., Pierini, Sofía E., Camargo, Plinio B., Verdade, Luciano M., Piña, Carlos I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.03.2025
• Subjects: Animals; Aquatic reptiles; Argentina; Brazil; Caiman latirostris; carbon; Carbon 13; carbon isotopes; crocodilians; fractionation; freshwater; Isotopes; Leather; nitrogen; nitrogen isotopes; Stable isotopes; Tanning; traceability; Variability; Wildlife; Brazil; Argentina

ABSTRACT Tools to discriminate products from captive and wild sources will improve wildlife sustainability, and stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen can be potentially useful for this. In this study, we evaluated δ15N and δ13C in Caiman latirostris skins from captive individuals (from Argentina an...