ISOTOPE FINGERPRINTS IN ELEPHANT BONE AND IVORY

被引：158

作者：

VOGEL, JC

EGLINGTON, B

AURET, JM

机构：

[1] EMATEK Division, CSIR, Box 395, Pretoria

来源：

NATURE | 1990年 / 346卷 / 6286期

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D O I：

10.1038/346747a0

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

THE isotopic composition of carbon and nitrogen as well as of strontium in animal bone is related to the environment in which the animal lived1-6. It can be assumed that this is also the case for lead isotopes. In theory, therefore, we have a way of pinpointing the origin of elephant ivory, which may be of value in conservation. Here we report that by analysing the isotope ratios of these elements, a clear distinction between several different populations of the African elephant can be made. © 1990 Nature Publishing Group.

引用

页码：747 / 749

页数：3

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