Effects of formalin preservation on stable carbon and nitrogen isotope signatures in Calanoid copepods: implications for the use of Continuous Plankton Recorder Survey samples in stable isotope analyses

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (13) ◽  
pp. 1794-1800 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony W. J. Bicknell ◽  
Maria Campbell ◽  
Mairi E. Knight ◽  
David T. Bilton ◽  
Jason Newton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stable Isotope ◽  
Nitrogen Isotope ◽  
Stable Carbon ◽  
Calanoid Copepods ◽  
Stable Isotope Analyses ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen ◽  
Formalin Preservation ◽  
Isotope Analyses

Lipid corrections in carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analyses: comparison of chemical extraction and modelling methods

2008 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
pp. 838-846 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Logan ◽  
Timothy D. Jardine ◽  
Timothy J. Miller ◽  
Stuart E. Bunn ◽  
Richard A. Cunjak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stable Isotope ◽  
Chemical Extraction ◽  
Nitrogen Stable Isotope ◽  
Stable Isotope Analyses ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen ◽  
Modelling Methods ◽  
Isotope Analyses

Use of stable-carbon and -nitrogen isotopes to assess weaning and fasting in female polar bears and their cubs

2001 ◽  
Vol 79 (3) ◽  
pp. 499-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
S C Polischuk ◽  
K A Hobson ◽  
M A Ramsay
Keyword(s):  
Stable Isotope ◽  
Trophic Level ◽  
Nitrogen Isotopes ◽  
Milk Proteins ◽  
Milk Lipid ◽  
Polar Bears ◽  
Stable Carbon ◽  
Stable Isotope Analyses ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Isotope Analyses

In some species, stable-isotope techniques can provide insights into dietary regimens where there are temporal shifts in trophic level or feeding frequency. We determined stable carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) isotope values for plasma and milk proteins and δ13C values for milk lipids from female polar bears (Ursus maritimus) and cubs to (i) ascertain whether cubs are at a higher trophic level than their mothers as a result of nursing and whether we can determine when weaning occurs, and (ii) determine the impact of seasonal fasting on δ13C and δ15N values. The plasma δ13C values for mothers and cubs were similar to milk-protein δ13C values and were significantly enriched in 13C compared with those for milk lipid. Plasma from cubs of the year (COYs) in spring, when milk was their only diet, was isotopically enriched in 15N by 1.0‰ over that of their mothers (δ15N = 21.5 ± 0.8‰ (mean ± SD) for cubs and 20.5 ± 0.5‰ for mothers) and depleted in 13C by 0.8 ‰ (δ13C = –19.6 ± 0.5‰ for cubs and –18.8 ± 0.8‰ for mothers). For bears who fasted between summer and fall (3–4 months), plasma became depleted in 13C by 0.5‰ and in 15N by 1‰. Plasma from females, who had fasted from summer to spring (7–8 months) and given birth to cubs, became enriched in 13C by 0.7‰ and in 15N by 2‰. By using stable-isotope analyses we were able to show that (i) young cubs were at a higher trophic level than their mother when milk was their only food source, and (ii) seasonal fasting influenced δ13C and δ15N values. However, we were not able to use stable-isotope analyses to determine the exact time of weaning.

scholarly journals The traceability of animal meals in layer diets as detected by stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analyses of eggs

2008 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 189-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
JC Denadai ◽  
C Ducatti ◽  
JR Sartori ◽  
AC Pezzato ◽  
C Móri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Isotope ◽  
Stable Carbon ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen ◽  
Isotope Analyses

Stable-isotope and electron-microscopic evidence that cyamids (Crustacea: Amphipoda) feed on whale skin

2000 ◽  
Vol 78 (5) ◽  
pp. 721-727 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald M Schell ◽  
Victoria J Rowntree ◽  
Carl J Pfeiffer
Keyword(s):  
Stable Isotope ◽  
Food Source ◽  
Nitrogen Isotope ◽  
Isotope Ratios ◽  
Observational Evidence ◽  
Food Sources ◽  
Stable Carbon ◽  
Electron Microscopic ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen ◽  
Trophic Enrichment

Cyamids (Crustacea: Amphipoda) are found only on whales. Observational evidence and the morphology of the mouthparts have indicated that whale skin is the primary food for these organisms. It has also been suggested, however, that the cyamids may be feeding on epidermal diatoms and meiofauna associated with the skin or using the whales as transport to regions of high zooplankton densities, where small pelagic organisms are captured while the whales feed. Here we report electron-microscopic and isotopic evidence that whale skin was ingested and assimilated by cyamids. Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios of cyamids and whale skin from six species of whales were compared with those of zooplankton from the regions through which the whales migrate, to infer the most likely food sources. In all cases, cyamid isotope ratios closely matched those of the whale skin and not those of the zooplankton, again indicating that whale skin was the predominant food source. Unlike most other carnivorous organisms, cyamids do not show a trophic enrichment of δ15N, a trait also found in other species of Amphipoda.

Climate and Habitat Reconstruction Using Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Ratios of Collagen in Prehistoric Herbivore Teeth from Kenya

1989 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 407-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanley H. Ambrose ◽  
Michael J. DeNiro
Keyword(s):  
Stable Isotope ◽  
Stable Isotope Analysis ◽  
Analytical Methods ◽  
Rift Valley ◽  
Isotope Analysis ◽  
Nitrogen Isotope ◽  
Isotope Ratios ◽  
Habitat Conditions ◽  
Stable Carbon ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen

AbstractStable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios have been determined for tooth collagen of 27 prehistoric herbivores from a rock shelter in the central Rift Valley of Kenya. Collagen samples whose isotope ratios were not altered by diagenesis were identified using several analytical methods. During the later Holocene, when the climate was as dry or drier than at present, the isotopic compositions of individual animals are similar to those of modern individuals of the same species. During the earlier Holocene, when the climate was wetter than at present, the δ15N and δ13C values are lower than those for their modern counterparts. When diagenetic factors can be discounted and adequate modern comparative data are available, stable isotope analysis of herbivore teeth and bones can be used to evaluate prehistoric climate and habitat conditions.

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