应用同步辐射加速器X荧光技术(SR-XRF)和原子荧光光谱(AFS)对南极雪海燕(Pagodroma nivea)、贼鸥(Catharacta maccormicki)和三种典型企鹅(阿德利企鹅Pygoscelis Adeliae、南极企鹅Pygoscelis antarctica、金图企鹅Pygoscelis gentoo)的新鲜翅骨和腿骨以及沉积物中的残骨进行微区扫描和定量分析,并使用AXIL软件对扫描图谱进行解读,获取骨骼中主要元素Ca、P和微量元素Sr的相对含量.元素Ca、P和Sr在骨骼皮质骨不同部位分布不均,Ca/P计数比变异系数为4.7%,Ca/Sr计数比和质量比变异系数都超过了70%.相比其他海鸟,企鹅骨骼中的Sr含量异常偏高,Ca/Sr计数比显著小于其他海鸟骨骼,表明该比值可能是一个识别企鹅和其他海鸟骨骼的替代性指标,并初步探讨了Sr含量异常的原因.
Synchrotron radiation X-ray fluorescence (SR-XRF) and atom fluorescence spectrum (AFS) were applied to micro-and quantitative analysis of the fresh bones including wings and legs of petrel (Pagodrorna nivea ), Jaeger (Catharacta rnaccormicki ) and three kinds of penguin (Adeliae penguin Pygoscelis Adeliae , Antarctica penguin Pygoscelis antarctica, Gentoo penguin Pygoscelis gentoo ), and relic bones in lake sediments. The relative content of major elements Ca, P and trace element Sr in bones were obtained using AXIL software to resolve the SR-XRF spectrum. The results show that the distributions of Ca, P and Sr in cortical bones are obviously un-uniform. The coefficient of variance (CV) of Ca/P (counts ratio) is approximately 4. 7%, whereas those of Ca/Sr (counts ratio) and Ca/Sr (mass ratio) are both over 70 %. The content of Sr in penguin bones is significantly higher with the Ca/Sr ratio being remarkably low, compared to the those of the other seabirds. Therefore, the ratio of Ca/Sr may be an ideal potential proxy for identifying the bones of penguins and other seabirds. Possible causes of abnormal high levels of Sr in penguin bones were also discussed.