Table 1 Carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) stable isotope averages, standard deviations and ranges for each taxon in the 55 samples of whale bone
From: Late Paleolithic whale bone tools reveal human and whale ecology in the Bay of Biscay
δ13C (‰) | δ15N (‰) | |
|---|---|---|
Fin whales | ||
average | −14.1 | 11.3 |
stdev. | 0.76 | 0.72 |
min | −16.2 | 9.1 |
max | −11.6 | 13.0 |
Gray whales | ||
average | −12.8 | 12.9 |
stdev. | 0.51 | 0.93 |
min | −13.3 | 11.9 |
max | −12.3 | 14.1 |
Right/bowhead whales | ||
average | −16.0 | 12.9 |
stdev. | 0.55 | 0.60 |
min | −16.8 | 12.2 |
max | −15.0 | 14.1 |
Sperm whales | ||
average | −13.2 | 16.8 |
stdev. | 0.51 | 0.47 |
min | −14.0 | 16.1 |
max | −12.4 | 17.5 |
