Sources of carbon isotope variation in kangaroo bone collagen and tooth enamel

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 71, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 3847-3858

  Murphy, Brett P ^a   Bowman, David M J S ^a   Gagan, Michael K ^b  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; CARBON ISOTOPE; COLLAGEN; ENAMEL; HERBIVORE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; VEGETATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS;

EID: 34447501998     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2007.05.012     Document Type: Article

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