Isotopic tracking of large carnivore palaeoecology in the mammoth steppe

H Bocherens - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Isotopic tracking of carnivore palaeoecology is a relatively new approach that yielded
important results for the study of the non-analogue mammoth steppe biome. After describing …

Isotopic variability of cave bears (δ15N, δ13C) across Europe during MIS 3

M Krajcarz, M Pacher, MT Krajcarz, L Laughlan… - Quaternary Science …, 2016 - Elsevier
Collagen, the organic fraction of bone, records the isotopic parameters of consumed food for
carbon (δ 13 C) and nitrogen (δ 15 N). This relationship of isotopic signature between diet …

Extinction chronology and palaeobiology of the cave bear (Ursus spelaeus)

M Pacher, AJ Stuart - Boreas, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The cave bear (Ursus spelaeus) was one of several spectacular megafaunal species that
became extinct in northern Eurasia during the late Quaternary. Vast numbers of their …

Paleoecological reconstruction of a lower Pleistocene large mammal community using biogeochemical (δ13C, δ15N, δ18O, Sr: Zn) and ecomorphological …

P Palmqvist, DR Gröcke, A Arribas, RA Farina - Paleobiology, 2003 - cambridge.org
Ecomorphological and biogeochemical (trace element, and carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen
isotope ratios) analyses have been used for determining the dietary niches and habitat …

Feeding ecology of phocid seals and some walrus in the Alaskan and Canadian Arctic as determined by stomach contents and stable isotope analysis

LA Dehn, GG Sheffield, EH Follmann, LK Duffy… - Polar Biology, 2007 - Springer
Feeding habits of ringed (Phoca hispida), bearded (Erignathus barbatus), spotted (Phoca
largha) and ribbon (Phoca fasciata) seals and walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) were studied …

Retreat and extinction of the Late Pleistocene cave bear (Ursus spelaeus sensu lato)

M Baca, D Popović, K Stefaniak, A Marciszak… - The Science of …, 2016 - Springer
The cave bear (Ursus spelaeus sensu lato) is a typical representative of Pleistocene
megafauna which became extinct at the end of the Last Glacial. Detailed knowledge of cave …

Isotopic evidence for omnivory among European cave bears: Late Pleistocene Ursus spelaeus from the Peştera cu Oase, Romania

MP Richards, M Pacher, M Stiller… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
Previous bone collagen carbon and nitrogen isotopic studies of Late Pleistocene European
cave bears (Ursus spelaeus) have shown that these bears frequently had low nitrogen …

Reframing the mammoth steppe: insights from analysis of isotopic niches

R Schwartz-Narbonne, FJ Longstaffe… - Quaternary Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius), horse (Equus spp.) and bison (Bison spp.)
coexisted with a variety of mammalian megafauna across the Pleistocene mammoth steppe …

Biogeochemical and ecomorphological inferences on prey selection and resource partitioning among mammalian carnivores in an early Pleistocene community

P Palmqvist, JA Pérez-Claros, CM Janis… - …, 2008 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract Biogeochemical (δ13C, δ15N, and δ18O values) and ecomorphological analyses
of the early Pleistocene fauna of Venta Micena (Orce, Guadix-Baza basin, SE Spain) provide …

Tracing the ecophysiology of ungulates and predator–prey relationships in an early Pleistocene large mammal community

P Palmqvist, JA Pérez-Claros, CM Janis… - Palaeogeography …, 2008 - Elsevier
Research into the reconstruction of ancient communities in terms of dietary regimes, habitat
preferences and ecological interactions of species has focused predominantly on …