Determining diet is a key prerequisite for understanding species interactions, food web
structure and ecological dynamics. In recent years, there has been considerable …

Stable isotope ratios of hydrogen and oxygen have been applied to water cycle research for
over 60 years. Over the past two decades, however, new data, data compilations, and …

Oxygen isotope analyses of skeletal remains (18 O/16 O, δ 18 O) are a powerful tool for
exploring major themes in bioarchaeology (the study of biological archaeological remains) …

Abstract Strontium isotope ratios (87 Sr/86 Sr) are a popular tool in provenance applications
in archeology, forensics, paleoecology, and environmental sciences. Using bioavailable 87 …

The use of bioavailable strontium in different environments to provenance biological
materials has become increasingly common since its first applications in ecology and …

The use of isotopic measurements in archaeological research has increased rapidly over
the past~ 25 years, owing largely to the proliferation of the instruments required to produce …

Tracking Animal Migration with Stable Isotopes, Second Edition, provides a complete
introduction to new and powerful isotopic tools and applications that track animal migration …

The last 50 years have witnessed rapid changes in the ways that natural history specimens
are collected, preserved, analyzed, and documented. Those changes have produced …

Natural history museums are unique spaces for interdisciplinary research and educational
innovation. Through extensive exhibits and public programming and by hosting rich …

Natural history collections (NHCs) are important resources for a diverse array of scientific
fields. Recent digitization initiatives have broadened the user base of NHCs, and new …