Nelson D E, Angerbjörn A, Lidén K, Turk I
Archaeology Department, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, V5A1S6 Canada, e-mail:
Department of Zoology, Stockholm University, S-10691, Stockholm, Sweden, , , , , , SE.
Oecologia. 1998 Aug;116(1-2):177-181. doi: 10.1007/s004420050577.
Isotopic analyses of fossil bones of the extinct European cave bear indicate that this animal was a hibernator with the same unusual metabolic processes as some modern bear species. This finding provides useful biological and archaeological information on an extinct species, and the methods themselves may prove generally useful in studies of the metabolisms of modern bears, other hibernators, and perhaps of starving animals.
对已灭绝的欧洲洞熊化石骨骼的同位素分析表明，这种动物是一种冬眠者，具有与一些现代熊类物种相同的独特代谢过程。这一发现为一个已灭绝物种提供了有用的生物学和考古学信息，而且这些方法本身可能在研究现代熊、其他冬眠动物以及或许饥饿动物的新陈代谢方面被证明具有普遍用途。
