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

Murphy, Brett P.; Bowman, David D; Gagan, Michael

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

Date

2007

Authors

Murphy, Brett P.

Bowman, David D

Gagan, Michael

Publisher

Pergamon-Elsevier Ltd

Abstract

The stable carbon isotopic composition (expressed as δ13C) of herbivore remains is commonly used to reconstruct past changes in the relative abundance of C4 versus C3 grass biomass (C4 relative abundance). However, the strength of the relationship betwee