Table 2 Calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P) contents measured in modern bearded vulture scats and the Ca/P ratio.

From: The characterization of bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) coprolites in the archaeological record

Sample ID#

Calcium (Ca) %

Phosphorus (P) %

Ca/P

#5

26.3 ± 0.3

12.2 ± 0.2

2.2

#6

26.9 ± 0.2

12.5 ± 0.1

2.2

#7

25.8 ± 0.1

13.4 ± 0.0

1.9

#8

25.2 ± 0.4

11.4 ± 0.0

2.2

#9

24.6 ± 0.5

12.2 ± 0.3

2.0

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