Table 1. Number of fur samples collected from museum specimens of seven species of Pteropodidae according to museum origin.
Species | MNHNParis | MFNBerlin | Totaln | δ2HK(‰) | δ 13C(‰) | δ15N(‰) |
Eidolon helvum | 55 | 33 | 88 | −89.1±14.0 | −21.8±1.0 | 8.0±1.2 |
(−160.0; −61.6) | (−24.5; −19.5) | (4.9; 11.0) | ||||
Epomophorus crypturus | 57 | – | 57 | −72.4±8.2 | −20.5±0.9 | 8.4±2.5 |
(−107.4; −65.6) | (−23.5; −21.0) | (3.9; 13.6) | ||||
Epomophorus wahlbergi | 4 | 19 | 23 | −83.2±8.6 | −21.9±0.4 | 7.1±1.5 |
(−97.6; −62.4) | (−22.8; −18.3) | (6.1; 18.3) | ||||
Epomops franqueti | – | 30 | 30 | −89.5±9.7 | −22.2±0.6 | 6.8±2.5 |
(−105.9; −62.6) | (−27.4; −19.4) | (4.0; 12.5) | ||||
Hypsignathus monstrosus | – | 30 | 30 | −88.5±6.0 | −22.8±1.1 | 6.5±0.8 |
(−101.4; −65.1) | (−22.6; −20.9) | (4.9; 10.4) | ||||
Lissonycteris angolensis | 2 | 15 | 17 | −75.9±14.0 | −21.7±1.0 | 8.7±2.5 |
(−100.8; −75.1) | (−25.6; −20.3) | (4.7; 7.8) | ||||
Rousettus aegyptiacus | 13 | 21 | 34 | −78.0±7.2 | −20.7±0.7 | 8.2±1.5 |
(−96.6; −63.7) | (−22.4; −19.1) | (6.5; 13.0) | ||||
Total samples | 131 | 148 | 279 |
Mean values (±one SD) and the range (minimum and maximum values) of hydrogen (δ2H), carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) stable isotope ratios in fur samples of the selected species.