Scott J Carpenter1, J Mark Erickson, F D Holland

  • 1Paul H. Nelson Stable Isotope Laboratory, Department of Geoscience and Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1379, USA. scott-j-carpenter@uiowa.edu

Nature
|May 2, 2003
PubMed
まとめ

この研究では,オトリフ同位体を使用して,古代の魚であるVorhisia vulpesの生命史を追跡しました. Vorhisia vulpesは,塩水と海水に住み,季節的に移住し,安定した18°Cの温度を示しました.

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