Stable Isotope Compositions of Biological Apatite

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Research Article| January 01, 2002 Stable Isotope Compositions of Biological Apatite Matthew J. Kohn; Matthew J. Kohn Department of Geological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Thure E. Cerling Thure E. Cerling Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Matthew J. Kohn Department of Geological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208 Thure E. Cerling Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 03 Mar 2017 © The Mineralogical Society Of America Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry (2002) 48 (1): 455–488. https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2002.48.12 Article history First Online: 03 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Matthew J. Kohn, Thure E. Cerling; Stable Isotope Compositions of Biological Apatite. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 2002;; 48 (1): 455–488. doi: https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2002.48.12 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyReviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Search Advanced Search The stable isotope compositions of biogenic materials record a combination of environmental parameters and biological processes. In general, the environment provides a range of isotopic compositional inputs, and an animal processes those signals through dietary preference, physiology, behavior, etc. Geochemists then use isotope signals preserved in biogenic materials to infer either what the biologic filter was (i.e., a species-specific biologic process), or the environment in which the animal lived (e.g., see review of Koch 1998). Although stable isotopes of hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and strontium in modern-day animals have provided fruitful information on environment or biology, preservation of hydrogen... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.