Table 4 Independent comparisons of red deer (upper rows) and ibex (lower rows) δ13C values and δ15N values between consecutive archaeological levels sampled to explore temporal changes. Numbers in bold denote statistically significant results.

From: Adaptability, resilience and environmental buffering in European Refugia during the Late Pleistocene: Insights from La Riera Cave (Asturias, Cantabria, Spain)

Species

 Levels Compared

7&11

11&13

13&18

18&19

19&23

23&24

24&27

27&28

28&29

Red deer

δ13C

0.02

0.25

0.61

0.34

0.70

0.03

0.00

0.23

0.62

δ15N

0.48

0.37

0.07

0.37

0.20

0.61

0.43

0.03

0.33

Ibex

δ13C

0.40

0.58

0.37

0.93

0.51

0.04

0.03

0.15

0.86

δ15N

0.17

0.71

0.02

0.58

0.24

0.11

0.69

0.15

0.86

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