Mineral and essential element measurements in dolphin bones using two analytical approaches

• Published in: Chemistry and Ecology
• Main Authors: Cáceres Saez, Iris, Panebianco, María Victoria, Perez Catán, Soledad, Dellabianca, Natalia Andrea, Negri, Maria Fernanda, Ayala, Carolina N., Prosser Goodall, Rae Natalie, Cappozzo, Humberto Luis
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: CALCIFIED TISSUE; ELEMENTS; ODONTOCETES; SKELETON; SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentino; Argentina; Perez; South Atlantic Ocean
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/94699

We explored the potential of using energy-dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX), a non-destructive technique, to assess elemental contents in dolphin bones. Specimens were deposited in museum collections, and prepared by different methodologies. Fifty eight Commerson’s dolphins (Cephalorhynchus c. commers...