Intra-tooth oxygen isotope variation in a known population of red deer: Implications for past climate and seasonality reconstructions

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 301, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 64-74

  Stevens, Rhiannon E ^a   Balasse, Marie ^b   O'Connell, Tamsin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Bioapatite carbonate 18O; Cervus elaphus; Enamel; Oxygen isotopes; Palaeoclimate; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

DEER; ENAMEL; FOSSIL RECORD; HERBIVORE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOCLIMATE; SAMPLING; SEASONALITY;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 79951673161     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.12.021     Document Type: Article

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