| Brief communication: tissue isotopic enrichment associated with growth depression in a pig: implications for archaeology and ecology. | |
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PMID: 20052664 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Stressors such as fasting or poor diet quality are thought to potentially alter the nitrogen and carbon isotopic values of animal tissues. In this study, we demonstrate an inverse correlation between growth rate and multiple tissue enrichment of delta(15)N, delta(13)C, and, to a lesser degree, delta(18)O in a juvenile pig. A more complex pattern is observed with respect to tissue deltaD and growth rate. The observed association between growth rate and tissue isotopic fractionation has important implications for paleodietary and migratory reconstructions of archaeological populations that may have been affected by famine, malnutrition, seasonal variation in food availability, and/or other factors that can affect childhood growth rates. |
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Authors:
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Christina Warinner; Noreen Tuross |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American journal of physical anthropology Volume: 141 ISSN: 1096-8644 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. Publication Date: 2010 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-02-08 Completed Date: 2010-05-03 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0400654 Medline TA: Am J Phys Anthropol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 486-93 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Anthropology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. warinner@fas.harvard.edu |
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Animal Feed Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena* Animals Bone and Bones / chemistry Carbon Isotopes / analysis Collagen / chemistry Drinking Behavior Growth / physiology Malnutrition / epidemiology, veterinary Nitrogen Isotopes / analysis Starvation Swine / growth & development, physiology* Swine Diseases / epidemiology Water Zea mays |
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0/Carbon Isotopes; 0/Nitrogen Isotopes; 7732-18-5/Water; 9007-34-5/Collagen |
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