Investigation of the Stock Structure of Atlantic Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) in Canada and Greenland Using Dental Pb Isotopes Derived from Local Geochemical Environments

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Outridge, P.M., Davis, W.J., Stewart, R.E.A., Born, E.W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2003
• Subjects: walrus; Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus; teeth; lead isotopes; stock discrimination; morse; dents; isotopes du plomb; discrimination des stocks; Arctic; Canada; Greenland; Les Dents; Morse; greenlandic; Groenland; groenlandais; inuit; inuits; Odobenus rosmarus; walrus*
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63664

The chemical composition of animal tissues such as teeth appears to reflect an individual's exposure to its geochemical environment. In this study, the lead (Pb) isotope composition of dental cementum was used to investigate the stock structure of Atlantic walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) in...