δ 18 O values of Sus scrofa blood water and bone phosphate; a marked discrepancy between domestic and wild specimens
δ 18 O analyses of water in the blood of domestic and wild pigs indicated that large isotopic differences exist between domestic and wild specimens of the same species ( Sus scrofa ) living in the same area. Similar isotopic differences are found between the δ 18 O(PO 4 3– ) values of bones from the...
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| Published in | Rapid communications in mass spectrometry Vol. 25; no. 24; pp. 3732 - 3734 |
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| Main Authors | , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
| Published |
30.12.2011
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| Summary: | δ
18
O analyses of water in the blood of domestic and wild pigs indicated that large isotopic differences exist between domestic and wild specimens of the same species (
Sus scrofa
) living in the same area. Similar isotopic differences are found between the δ
18
O(PO
4
3–
) values of bones from the two groups of animals. When δ
18
O values obtained from recent wild boar bones are introduced in the equation of the isotopic scale determined for domestic pigs, totally unreliable δ
18
O values of local meteoric water are obtained. The δ
18
O(PO
4
3–
) values measured in three groups of modern wild boar specimens allow the calculation of a first approximate equation which is quite different from that of domestic pigs. This isotopic scale should be accurately re‐calibrated for wild animals. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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| ISSN: | 0951-4198 1097-0231 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/rcm.5256 |