Mother–embryo isotope ( δ 15 N ,  δ 13 C ) fractionation and mercury (Hg) transfer in aplacental deep‐sea sharks | Zendy

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Mother–embryo isotope ( δ 15 N , δ 13 C ) fractionation and mercury (Hg) transfer in aplacental deep‐sea sharks

Author(s) -

Le Bourg B.,

Kiszka J.,

Bustamante P.

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of fish biology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672

H-Index - 115

eISSN - 1095-8649

pISSN - 0022-1112

DOI - 10.1111/jfb.12357

Subject(s) - biology , mercury (programming language) , embryo , isotope , fractionation , stable isotope ratio , isotopes of nitrogen , chemistry , fishery , chromatography , physics , quantum mechanics , computer science , programming language

Stable carbon ( δ 13 C ) and nitrogen ( δ 15 N ) isotopic values and total mercury (Hg) concentrations were analysed in muscle and liver of mothers and embryos of two aplacental shark species, Squalus megalops and Centrophorus moluccensis . Embryos of the two species had similar or lower isotopic values than their respective mothers, the only exception being for δ 13 C , which was higher in the liver of C. moluccensis embryos than in their mothers. Hg concentrations were systematically lower in embryos compared with their mothers suggesting a low transfer of this element in muscle and liver.

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