Table 3 Posterior estimates for the parameters of one- and two-compartment models. The values indicate the means and the Bayesian 95% credibility ranges (CR) in parentheses.
Isotope/source | Tissue | One compartment | Two compartment | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
\(\delta X_{0}\) | \(\delta X_{\infty }\) | \(\lambda\) | DIC | \(\delta X_{0}\) | \(\delta X_{\infty }\) | \(\lambda_{1}\) | \(\lambda_{2}\) | \(p\) | DIC | ||
\(\delta^{13} C\) 1 | Muscle |  − 22.83 (− 23.2, − 22.5) |  − 19.23 (− 19.4, − 19.1) | 0.20 (0.12, 0.69) | 28.03 |  − 23.83 (− 23.2, − 22.5) |  − 19.22 (− 19.4, − 19.0) | 0.38 (0.05, 1.26) | 0.39 (0.05, 1.27) | 0.50 (0.03, 0.97) | 28.46 |
Fin |  − 21.20 (− 21.5, − 20.7) |  − 17.95 (− 18.4, − 17.4) | 0.03 (0.02, 0.05) | 48.66 |  − 21.34 (− 21.8, − 20.9) |  − 17.86 (− 18.3, − 17.3) | 0.33 (0.01, 1.32) | 0.30 (0.01, 1.25) | 0.49 (0.04, 0.96) | 46.02 | |
2 | Muscle |  − 22.81 (− 23.2, − 22.5) |  − 20.07 (− 20.2, − 19.9) | 0.37 (0.10, 1.23) | 25.72 |  − 22.51 (− 22.8, − 22.2) |  − 20.06 (− 20.2, − 19.7) | 0.45 (0.02, 1.33) | 0.46 (0.02, 1.34) | 0.50 (0.05, 0.95) | 23.50 |
Fin |  − 21.35 (− 21.7, − 21.0) |  − 18.48 (− 18.9, − 18.1) | 0.03 (0.02, 0.04) | 39.40 |  − 21.42 (− 21.8, − 21.0) |  − 18.48 (− 18.9, − 18.0) | 0.36 (0.02, 1.32) | 0.28 (0.02, 1.22) | 0.47 (0.01, 0.98) | 39.84 | |
3 | Muscle |  − 22.78 (− 23.1, − 22.5) |  − 20.14 (− 20.3, − 20.0) | 0.27 (0.13, 1.03) | 6.62 |  − 22.78 (− 23.0, − 22.5) |  − 20.09 (− 20.2, − 19.8) | 0.41 (0.02, 1.30) | 0.41 (0.01, 1.30) | 0.50 (0.04, 0.96) | 5.34 |
Fin |  − 21.78 (− 22.1, − 21.4) |  − 18.51 (− 18.8, − 18.2) | 0.04 (0.03, 0.06) | 28.61 |  − 21.82 (− 22.2, − 21.5) |  − 18.40 (− 18.8, − 17.8) | 0.24 (0.01, 1.18) | 0.28 (0.01, 1.26) | 0.51 (0.01, 0.99) | 30.31 | |
4 | Muscle |  − 22.82 (− 23.2, − 22.4) |  − 21.36 (− 21.6, − 21.1) | 0.23 (0.04, 0.92) | 33.95 |  − 22.45 (− 22.8, − 22.0) |  − 21.32 (− 21.6, − 20.8) | 0.47 (0.01, 1.36) | 0.46 (0.01, 1.35) | 0.50 (0.03, 0.97) | 34.55 |
Fin |  − 21.52 (− 21.9, − 21.2) |  − 22.88 (− 23.5, − 22.2) | 0.01 (0.00, 0.02) | 47.36 |  − 21.15 (− 21.5, − 20.7) |  − 22.82 (− 23.5, − 22.2) | 0.26 (0.00, 1.25) | 0.29 (0.00, 1.26) | 0.52 (0.01, 0.99) | 48.70 | |
\(\delta^{15} N\) 1 | Muscle | 8.71 (8.4, 9.0) | 10.41 (10.2, 10.7) | 0.05 (0.03, 0.09) | 22.06 | 8.67 (8.3, 9.0) | 10.40 (10.1, 10.7) | 0.30 (0.02, 1.24) | 0.30 (0.02, 1.23) | 0.50 (0.01, 0.98) | 22.24 |
Fin | 8.72 (8.3, 9.1) | 11.42 (11.1, 11.7) | 0.05 (0.03, 0.07) | 37.32 | 8.68 (8.2, 9.0) | 11.41 (11.1, 11.7) | 0.27 (0.03, 1.21) | 0.27 (0.03, 1.21) | 0.50 (0.01, 0.99) | 39.67 | |
2 | Muscle | 8.67 (8.3, 9.0) | 10.65 (10.4, 10.9) | 0.07 (0.04, 0.12) | 26.67 | 8.65 (8.2, 9.0) | 10.65 (10.4, 10.9) | 0.29 (0.03, 1.23) | 0.30 (0.03, 1.23) | 0.50 (0.01, 0.99) | 28.90 |
Fin | 8.80 (8.3, 9.2) | 11.48 (11.2, 11.8) | 0.06 (0.04, 0.09) | 36.51 | 8.76 (8.3, 9.2) | 11.48 (11.2, 11.8) | 0.29 (0.03, 1.23) | 0.29 (0.03, 1.23) | 0.50 (0.01, 0.98) | 38.62 | |
3 | Muscle | 9.04 (8.8, 9.3) | 8.95 (8.8, 9.3) | 0.59 (0.02, 1.39) | 9.64 | 9.04 (8.8, 9.3) | 8.95 (8.8, 9.1) | 0.59 (0.00, 1.39) | 0.59 (0.00, 1.39) | 0.48 (0.02, 0.97) | 9.68 |
Fin | 9.35 (9.1, 9.6) | 7.12 (6.7, 7.5) | 0.02 (0.01, 0.03) | 10.73 | 9.38 (9.1, 9.6) | 7.08 (6.6, 7.4) | 0.27 (0.01, 1.22) | 0.25 (0.01, 1.18) | 0.49 (0.01, 0.99) | 11.76 | |
4 | Muscle | 9.04 (8.7, 9.4) | 8.51 (8.3, 8.6) | 0.52 (0.05, 1.34) | 24.64 | 9.04 (8.7, 9.4) | 8.49 (8.2, 8.7) | 0.55 (0.01, 1.37) | 0.55 (0.01, 1.38) | 0.50 (0.03, 0.97) | 24.55 |
Fin | 9.17 (8.8, 9.5) | 6.38 (5.7, 6.9) | 0.02 (0.01, 0.03) | 24.72 | 9.29 (9,0 9.6) | 6.25 (5.6, 6.8) | 0.24 (0.00, 1.19) | 0.28 (0.00, 1.16) | 0.52 (0.02, 0.98) | 24.12 | |
