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Temporal stability of δ2H in insect tissues: Implications for isotope-based geographic assignments
Hydrogen isotope geolocation of insects is based on the assumption that the chitin in the wings of adult migratory insects preserves …
Eve E. Lindroos, Clement P. Bataille, Peter W. Holder, Gerard Talavera, Megan S. Reich
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Metals and metal isotopes incorporation in insect wings: Implications for geolocation and pollution exposure
Anthropogenic activities are exposing insects to elevated levels of toxic metals and are altering the bioavailability of essential …
Megan S Reich, Mira Kindra, Felipe Dargent, Lihai Hu, D T Tyler Flockhart, D Ryan Norris, Heather Kharouba, Gerard Talavera, Clément P Bataille
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Metals and metal isotopes incorporation in insect wings: Implications for geolocation and pollution exposure
Continuous‐surface geographic assignment of migratory animals using strontium isotopes: A case study with monarch butterflies
  1. Strontium isotope ratios (⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr) have shown promise for tracing the geographic origin of animal tissues because they have …
Megan S. Reich, D. T. Tyler Flockhart, D. Ryan Norris, Lihai Hu, Clement P. Bataille
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