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. 2007 Jul 9;104(28):11666–11669. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0608477104

Table 1.

Estimated δ13C values in penguin tissue with various percentages of four types of prey in their diet

Organic matter δ13C % of diet
Rockcod −18.8 ‰ 80 33 30 15 10 10 0
Dragonfish −24.1 ‰ 10 33 30 30 15 10 10
Icefish −24.1 ‰ 10 33 30 30 15 10 10
Krill −31.4 ‰ 0 0 10 25 40 70 80
Penguin tissue −19.9 ‰ −22.3 ‰ −23.2 ‰ −25.1 ‰ −21.7 ‰ −28.7 ‰ −29.9 ‰