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. 2012 Sep 21;7(9):e45729. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045729

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.