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21211467

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-1-7
pubmed:abstractText
The avian embryo resorbs most of the calcium for bone formation from the calcite eggshell but the exact mechanisms of the resorption are unknown. The present study tested whether this process results in variable fractionation of the oxygen and carbon isotopes in shell calcium carbonate, which could provide a detailed insight into the temporal and spatial use of the eggshell by the developing embryo. Despite the uncertainty regarding changes in stable isotope composition of the eggshell across developmental stages or regions of the shell, eggshells are a popular resource for the analysis of historic and extant trophic relationships. To clarify how the stable isotope composition varies with embryonic development, the ?(13)C and ?(18)O content of the carbonate fraction in shells of black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus) eggs were sampled at four different stages of embryonic development and at five eggshell regions. No consistent relationship between the stable isotope composition of the eggshell and embryonic development, shell region or maculation was observed, although shell thickness decreased with development in all shell regions. By contrast, individual eggs differed significantly in isotope composition. These results establish that eggshells can be used to investigate a species' carbon and oxygen sources, regardless of the egg's developmental stage.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1031-3613
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
339-45
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Avian embryonic development does not change the stable isotope composition of the calcite eggshell.
pubmed:affiliation
Centre for Ornithology, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, B15 2TT, UK. golo.maurer@gmx.net
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't