Do birds and alcohol mix?
Dear isotopists and
ornithologists,
Recently a colleague collected some
bird bones from the Galapagos and stored them in ethanol. They would
like us to run the collagen for carbon and nitrogen isotope values.
Although collagen should be resistant to short-term exposure to
ethanol, I'm not sure that the material has not been compromised in
some way. Does anyone have any such experience or information on
whether ethanol will affect collagen isotope values?
Thanks in advance,
Bill
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Dr. William P. Patterson
Associate Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
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University of Saskatchewan
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