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. 2017 May 11;12(5):e0174903. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174903

Table 1. Stable isotope values (δ15N, δ34S, δ13C) (‰) for grizzly bears sampled in Cooke City Basin, Montana, 2007–2009.

ID Sex Year δ13C δ15N δ34S
071 F 2008 -21.5 5.1 2.8
073 F 2007 -21.5 1.5 5.0
073 F 2008 -22.7 1.5 3.8
073 F 2009 -23.6 1.4 2.3
081 F 2009 -23.1 2.3 4.1
086 F 2008 -22.8 3.8 3.3
089 F 2009 -23.1 2.5 3.5
092 F 2008 -22.3 2.8 4.4
106 F 2007 -22.0 2.4 5.4
108 F 2007 -22.3 4.5 5.1
108 F 2009 -22.5 3.9 3.4
09–151 F 2009 -23.0 3.6 3.2
09–290 F 2009 -23.1 3.8 3.4
Mean—Female -22.6 3.0 3.8
1 SD 0.6 1.2 0.9
09–164 M 2009 -23.3 2.1 3.4
09–228 M 2009 -23.5 3.4 0.0
09–474 M 2009 -22.7 4.3 2.7
116277 M 2009 -22.5 2.3 2.8
Mean—Male -23.0 3.0 2.2
1 SD 0.5 1.0 1.5
Mean–All -22.7 3.1 3.5
1 SD 0.6 1.1 1.3
2007
Mean -21.9 2.8 5.2
1 SD 0.4 1.5 0.2
2008
Mean -22.3 3.3 3.6
1 SD 0.6 1.5 0.7
2009
Mean -23.0 3.0 2.9
1 SD 0.4 1.0 1.1
Between male and females:
δ13C: t = 1.424, df = 6.749, P = 0.199
δ15N: t = -0.028, df = 5.815, P = 0.978
δ34S: t = 1.997, df = 3.725, P = 0.122
Among years:
δ13C: F(1,15) = 18.54, df = 1, P<0.005 (ANOVA)
δ15N: F(1,15) = 0.001, df = 11, P = 0.975 (ANOVA)
δ34S: H = 7.82, df = 2, P = 0.02 (Kruskal–Wallis)