Laboratory and field methods for stable isotope analysis in human biology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19458565 |
|---|---|
| Authors | L J Reitsema (0000-0003-1127-3496, University of Georgia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 593-604 |
| Publication date | 2015-09-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Human Biology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1042-0533 • E-ISSN: 1520-6300 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajhb.22754 |
| PMID | 26202876 |
| OpenAlex | W2105945879 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 86 |
Stable isotope analysis (SIA; carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulfur, and oxygen) of human tissues offers a means for assessing diet among living humans. Stable isotope ratios of broad categories of food and drink food vary systematically, and stable isotope ratios in consumer tissues represent a composite of the isotopic ratios of food and drink consumed during an individual's life. Isotopic evidence for diet is independent of errors in informant recall, and accrues during time periods when researchers are absent. Beyond diet reconstruction, tissue stable isotope ratios are sensitive to excursions from homeostasis, such as starvation and rapid growth. Because of their relationship to diet, geographic location, hydration, and nutritional status, stable isotope signatures in human tissues offer a window into human biocultural adaptations, past and present. This article describes methods for SIA that may be usefully applied in studies of living humans, with emphasis placed on carbon and nitrogen. Some of the ecological, physiological, and evolutionary applications of stable isotope data among living humans are discussed. By incorporating SIA in research, human biologists facilitate a productive dialog with bioarchaeologists, who routinely use stable isotope evidence, mingling different perspectives on human biology and behavior. Am. J. Hum. Biol. 27:593–604, 2015. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc
Biology · Isotope · Isotope analysis · Isotopes of carbon · Isotopes of nitrogen · Stable isotope ratio · Zoology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Isotope Analysis in Ecology · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Ecology
Livelihood and Dietary Transitions in Subsistence Populations of Northern Laos
Fish and fishing in the medieval Wrocław (Poland)
Isotopic reconstruction of human diet at the Roman site (1st-4th c. AD) of Carrer Ample 1, Barcelona, Spain
Isotopic reconstruction of diet at the Vandalic period (ca. 5th–6th centuries AD) Theodosian Wall cemetery at Carthage, Tunisia
Direct isotopic evidence for human millet consumption in the Middle Mumun period
Aminoisoscapes and palaeodiet reconstruction
Extreme climatic events and human biology and health
Oxygen isotopes in mammal bone phosphate
Complexities of nitrogen isotope biogeochemistry in plant-soil systems
Fractionation of oxygen isotopes between mammalian bone-phosphate and environmental drinking water
Brewing and stewing
Serial analysis of stable nitrogen and carbon isotopes in hair
The O and H stable isotope composition of freshwaters in the British Isles. 2. Surface waters and groundwater
Signs of malnutrition and starvation—Reconstruction of nutritional life histories by serial isotopic analyses of hair
Sulphur isotopic variation in ancient bone collagen from Europe
Application of sulphur isotope ratios to examine weaning patterns and freshwater fish consumption in Roman Oxfordshire, UK
Source partitioning using stable isotopes
Stable-Nitrogen Isotope Enrichment in Avian Tissues Due to Fasting and Nutritional Stress
Stable-Carbon Isotope Ratios as a Measure of Marine Versus Terrestrial Protein in Ancient Diets
Nitrogen balance and δ 15 N
Nitrogen and carbon isotope fractionation between mothers, neonates, and nursing offspring
Fractionation of nitrogen isotopes by animals
Development and validation of assay protocols for use with dried blood spot samples
Beyond diet reconstruction
Stable isotopes (carbon, nitrogen, sulfur), diet, and anthropometry in urban Colombian women
Frozen chicken for wild fish
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Stable carbon and oxygen isotopes in human tooth enamel
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Stable isotopes of carbon, nitrogen and hydrogen in the contemporary north American human food web
Preparation of bone carbonate for stable isotope analysis
Natural variations in the carbon isotope values of plants
Isotopic Comparison of Hair, Nail and Bone
Sulphur isotope evidence for freshwater fish consumption
An experimental study of nitrogen flux in llamas
Multi-isotope analysis demonstrates significant lifestyle changes in King Richard III
Preparation and characterization of bone and tooth collagen for isotopic analysis
Stable Isotope Techniques and Applications for Primatologists
Detection of breastfeeding and weaning in modern human infants with carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios
Geographical patterns of human diet derived from stable-isotope analysis of fingernails
The diet‐body offset in human nitrogen isotopic values
Stable isotope analysis of modern human hair collected from Asia (China, India, Mongolia, and Pakistan)
Brief communication
Growth velocity and weaning δ 15 N “Dips” during ontogeny in Macaca mulatta
Investigations into the effect of diet on modern human hair isotopic values
Dietary and physiological controls on the hydrogen and oxygen isotope ratios of hair from mid‐20th century indigenous populations
Inter‐ and intrahabitat dietary variability of chacma baboons ( Papio ursinus ) in South African savannas based on fecal δ 13 C, δ 15 N, and %N
Bone stable isotope studies in archaeology
Nitrogen isotopes in mammalian herbivores
| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0,7 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |