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, Manchester, UK) diluter and reference gas box, and introduced into the GVI IsoPrime isotope ratio mass spectrometer. Water was removed using a magnesium perchlorate water trap. Ratios of 13C/12C and 15N/14N were expressed as the http://www.selleck.cn/products/bmn-673.html relative per mil (��) difference between the samples and international standards (Vienna PDB carbonate and N2 in air) where: where The sample isotope ratio is compared to a secondary gas standard with an isotope ratio that was calibrated to international standards. For 13CV-PDB the gas was calibrated against NBS 20 (Solnhofen Limestone, ?1��05?��?0��02��). For 15Nair the gas was calibrated against atmospheric N2 and IAEA standards N-1, N-2 (ammonium sulphate, 0��4?��?0��2�� and 20��3?��?0��2�� respectively) and NO-3 (potassium nitrate, 4��7?��?0��2��). All international standards were obtained from the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA. There was little variability in the ��15Nplant diet�Ckeratin of the domestic goats with a mean of 4 06?��?0 56�� (��1SD) and a range of 3��52�C4��63�� (Table?1). This isotopic spacing agrees with other studies on medium- to large-sized herbivorous mammals (using both bone collagen and hair keratin) that range between 3 and 5��. The ��15N values of the supplemental feed were higher and more variable across goat farms than those measured for the natural plant pasture (for detailed results see Table?S4, Supporting information). The average range of the ��15N values measured along the horns of Dorcas gazelles and Nubian ibex were 0��9�� and 2��75�� respectively. The range in the ��15N values http://www.selleckchem.com/products/Everolimus(RAD001).html of horn keratin collected from a single animal was significantly lower for Dorcas gazelle http://www.selleckchem.com/products/PD-0332991.html than Nubian ibexes (t-test, P?=?0��013) (Table?2; for complete data set see Table?S5, Supporting information). A weak yet significant correlation was found between the ��15N values of Dorcas gazelle horn keratin and mean daily temperature (Fig.?2c). In contrast, the ��15N values of Nubian ibex horn keratin were not correlated with temperature. There was no correlation between the ��15N values of the keratin of either species or rainfall, relative humidity and the aridity index when analysed using simple linear regression analysis (Fig.?2). Multiple regression analyses that combined temperature and rainfall, and temperature and humidity on the ��15N values of horn keratin were significant for gazelle but not for ibex (Fig.?2e,f). When the two species were analysed together, none of the climatic variables were significantly correlated with the ��15N values of horn keratin (Table?S6, Supporting information). Figure?3 shows the range of ��15N values in the plants potentially available to desert herbivores against rainfall (Fig.?3). The range encapsulates the ��15N values included within 1 standard error (SE) of the regression line formed between rainfall and desert plants (