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Matt Sponheimer

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  • Diet of Australopithecus afarensis from the Pliocene Hadar Formation, Ethiopia DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1222559110
  • Isotopic evidence of early hominin diets DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1222579110
  • Plant stable isotope composition across habitat gradients in a semi-arid savanna: Implications for environmental reconstruction DOI: 10.1002/jqs.2614
  • Stable Isotope Analysis in Primatology: A Critical Review DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22053
  • Dental microwear and stable isotopes inform the paleoecology of extinct hominins DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22086
  • Dental microwear and stable isotopes inform the paleoecology of extinct hominins DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22086
  • Isotopic evidence for an early shift to C4 resources by Pliocene hominins in Chad DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1204209109
  • Isotopic evidence for an early shift to C4 resources by Pliocene hominins in Chad DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1204209109
  • Nanoindentation of lemur enamel: An ecological investigation of mechanical property variations within and between sympatric species DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21582
  • Nanoindentation of lemur enamel: An ecological investigation of mechanical property variations within and between sympatric species DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21582
  • Stable Isotope Analysis in Primatology: A Critical Review DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22053
  • Stable Isotope Analysis in Primatology: A Critical Review DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22053
  • Stable isotope series from elephant ivory reveal lifetime histories of a true dietary generalist. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2011.2472
  • Stable isotope series from elephant ivory reveal lifetime histories of a true dietary generalist. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2011.2472
  • The confounding effects of source isotopic heterogeneity on consumer-diet and tissue-tissue stable isotope relationships DOI: 10.1007/s00442-012-2274-3
  • The confounding effects of source isotopic heterogeneity on consumer-diet and tissue-tissue stable isotope relationships DOI: 10.1007/s00442-012-2274-3
  • The diet of Australopithecus sediba DOI: 10.1038/nature11185
  • The diet of Australopithecus sediba DOI: 10.1038/nature11185
  • Tracking the fate of digesta 13C and 15N compositions along the ruminant gastrointestinal tract: Does digestion influence the relationship between diet and faeces? DOI: 10.1007/s10344-011-0581-3
  • Tracking the fate of digesta 13C and 15N compositions along the ruminant gastrointestinal tract: Does digestion influence the relationship between diet and faeces? DOI: 10.1007/s10344-011-0581-3
  • Diet of Paranthropus boisei in the early pleistocene of East Africa DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1104627108
  • Diet of Paranthropus boisei in the early pleistocene of East Africa DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1104627108
  • Erratum: Strontium isotope evidence for landscape use by early hominins (Nature (2011) 474 (76-78)) DOI: 10.1038/nature10269
  • Erratum: Strontium isotope evidence for landscape use by early hominins (Nature (2011) 474 (76-78)) DOI: 10.1038/nature10269
  • Landscape-scale feeding patterns of African elephant inferred from carbon isotope analysis of feces DOI: 10.1007/s00442-010-1835-6
  • Landscape-scale feeding patterns of African elephant inferred from carbon isotope analysis of feces DOI: 10.1007/s00442-010-1835-6
  • Reply to Godfrey et al.: Outside the box DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1111409108
  • Reply to Godfrey et al.: Outside the box DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1111409108
  • Strontium isotope evidence for landscape use by early hominins DOI: 10.1038/nature10149
  • Strontium isotope evidence for landscape use by early hominins DOI: 10.1038/nature10149
  • The diets of early hominins DOI: 10.1126/science.1207701
  • The diets of early hominins DOI: 10.1126/science.1207701
  • When animals are not quite what they eat: Diet digestibility influences 13C-incorporation rates and apparent discrimination in a mixed-feeding herbivore DOI: 10.1139/z11-010
  • When animals are not quite what they eat: Diet digestibility influences 13C-incorporation rates and apparent discrimination in a mixed-feeding herbivore DOI: 10.1139/z11-010
  • Nanomechanical properties of modern and fossil bone DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.02.006
  • Craniofacial biomechanics and functional and dietary inferences in hominin paleontology DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2009.12.001
  • Craniofacial biomechanics and functional and dietary inferences in hominin paleontology DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2009.12.001
  • Nanomechanical properties of modern and fossil bone DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.02.006
  • Nanomechanical properties of modern and fossil bone DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.02.006
  • Stable isotopes in fossil hominin tooth enamel suggest a fundamental dietary shift in the Pliocene DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2010.0059
  • Stable isotopes in fossil hominin tooth enamel suggest a fundamental dietary shift in the Pliocene DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2010.0059
  • Strontium isotope ratios in fossil teeth from South Africa: Assessing laser ablation MC-ICP-MS analysis and the extent of diagenesis DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2010.01.003
  • Strontium isotope ratios in fossil teeth from South Africa: Assessing laser ablation MC-ICP-MS analysis and the extent of diagenesis DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2010.01.003
  • Stable isotope evidence for impala Aepyceros melampus diets at Akagera National Park, Rwanda DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2008.00969.x
  • Stable isotope evidence for impala Aepyceros melampus diets at Akagera National Park, Rwanda DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2008.00969.x
  • Stable isotope evidence for nutritional stress, competition, and loss of functional habitat as factors limiting recovery of rare antelope in southern Africa DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.12.003
  • Stable isotope evidence for nutritional stress, competition, and loss of functional habitat as factors limiting recovery of rare antelope in southern Africa DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.12.003
  • Using carbon isotopes to track dietary change in modern, historical, and ancient primates DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21111
  • Using carbon isotopes to track dietary change in modern, historical, and ancient primates DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21111
  • Bulk and intra-tooth enamel stable isotopes of waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus from Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2008.00950.x
  • Bulk and intra-tooth enamel stable isotopes of waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus from Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2008.00950.x
  • Functional differentiation of African grazing ruminants: An example of specialized adaptations to very small changes in diet DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2008.01028.x
  • Functional differentiation of African grazing ruminants: An example of specialized adaptations to very small changes in diet DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2008.01028.x
  • Indications of habitat association of Australopithecus robustus in the Bloubank Valley, South Africa DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2008.06.003
  • Indications of habitat association of Australopithecus robustus in the Bloubank Valley, South Africa DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2008.06.003
  • Strontium isotope ratios ( 87Sr/ 86Sr) of tooth enamel: A comparison of solution and laser ablation multicollector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry methods DOI: 10.1002/rcm.3717
  • Strontium isotope ratios (87Sr/86Sr) of tooth enamel: A comparison of solution and laser ablation multicollector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry methods DOI: 10.1002/rcm.3717
  • The contribution of crystallinity to
  • The contribution of crystallinity to
  • The contribution of crystallinity to tissue-level properties in modern and fossilized bone
  • The contribution of crystallinity to tissue-level properties in modern and fossilized bone
  • The contribution of crystallinity to tissue-level properties in modern and fossilized bone
  • The contribution of crystallinity to tissue-level properties in modern and fossilized bone
  • The contribution of crystallinity to tissue-level properties in modern and fossilized bone
  • The contribution of crystallinity to tissue-level properties in modern and fossilized bone
  • The contribution of crystallinity to tissue-level properties in modern and fossilized bone
  • The contribution of crystallinity to tissue-level properties in modern and fossilized bone
  • The contribution of crystallinity to tissue-level properties in modern and fossilized bone
  • The contribution of crystallinity to tissue-level properties in modern and fossilized bone
  • The contribution of crystallinity to tissue-level properties in modern and fossilized bone
  • The contribution of crystallinity to tissue-level properties in modern and fossilized bone
  • The contribution of crystallinity to tissue-level properties in modern and fossilized bone
  • The contribution of crystallinity to tissue-level properties in modern and fossilized bone
  • The contribution of crystallinity to tissue-level properties in modern and fossilized bone
  • The contribution of crystallinity to tissue-level properties in modern and fossilized bone
  • What insights can baboon feeding ecology provide for early hominin niche differentiation? DOI: 10.1007/s10764-008-9261-x
  • What insights can baboon feeding ecology provide for early hominin niche differentiation? DOI: 10.1007/s10764-008-9261-x
  • Stable isotope characterization of mammalian predator–prey relationships in a South African savanna DOI: 10.1007/s10344-006-0075-x
  • Nutritional content of savanna plant foods: implications for browser/grazer models of ungulate diversification DOI: 10.1007/s10344-006-0071-1
  • Diets of savanna ungulates from stable carbon isotope composition of faeces DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2007.00292.x
  • Diets of savanna ungulates from stable carbon isotope composition of faeces DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2007.00292.x
  • Intraspecific variation in hair δ13C and δ15N values of ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) with known individual histories, behavior, and feeding ecology DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20605
  • Intraspecific variation in hair δ13C and δ15N values of ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) with known individual histories, behavior, and feeding ecology DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20605
  • Nutritional content of savanna plant foods: Implications for browser/grazer models of ungulate diversification DOI: 10.1007/s10344-006-0071-1
  • Nutritional content of savanna plant foods: Implications for browser/grazer models of ungulate diversification DOI: 10.1007/s10344-006-0071-1
  • Preservation of human bone remains at Joya de Cerèn
  • Preservation of human bone remains at Joya de Cerèn
  • Significance of diet type and diet quality for ecological diversity of African ungulates DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2007.01222.x
  • Significance of diet type and diet quality for ecological diversity of African ungulates DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2007.01222.x
  • Stable carbon isotope reconstruction of ungulate diet changes through the seasonal cycle DOI: 10.3957/0379-4369-37.2.117
  • Stable carbon isotope reconstruction of ungulate diet changes through the seasonal cycle DOI: 10.3957/0379-4369-37.2.117
  • Stable isotope characterization of mammalian predator-prey relationships in a South African savanna DOI: 10.1007/s10344-006-0075-x
  • Stable isotope characterization of mammalian predator-prey relationships in a South African savanna DOI: 10.1007/s10344-006-0075-x
  • The Reaction Progress Variable and Isotope Turnover in Biological Systems DOI: 10.1016/B978-012373627-7/50013-5
  • The Reaction Progress Variable and Isotope Turnover in Biological Systems DOI: 10.1016/S1936-7961(07)01011-1
  • The Reaction Progress Variable and Isotope Turnover in Biological Systems DOI: 10.1016/S1936-7961(07)01011-1
  • Tracking changing environments using stable carbon isotopes in fossil tooth enamel: an example from the South African hominin sites DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2006.11.020
  • Tracking changing environments using stable carbon isotopes in fossil tooth enamel: an example from the South African hominin sites DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2006.11.020
  • Contributions of biogeochemistry to understanding hominin dietary ecology DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20519
  • Microwear evidence for Plio–Pleistocene bovid diets from Makapansgat Limeworks Cave, South Africa DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2006.04.004
  • ELEPHANT (LOXODONTA AFRICANA) DIETS IN KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, SOUTH AFRICA: SPATIAL AND LANDSCAPE DIFFERENCES DOI: 10.1644/05-MAMM-A-017R1.1
  • Inter- and intrahabitat dietary variability of chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) in South African savannas based on fecal δ13C, δ15N, and %N DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20253
  • Contributions of biogeochemistry to understanding hominin dietary ecology DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20519
  • Contributions of biogeochemistry to understanding hominin dietary ecology DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20519
  • Contributions of biogeochemistry to understanding hominin dietary ecology DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20519
  • Contributions of biogeochemistry to understanding hominin dietary ecology DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20519
  • Digestibility and nitrogen retention in llamas and goats fed alfalfa, C3 grass, and C4 grass hays DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2005.04.018
  • Digestibility and nitrogen retention in llamas and goats fed alfalfa, C3 grass, and C4 grass hays DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2005.04.018
  • Do DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2006.02.002
  • Do "savanna" chimpanzees consume C4 resources? DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2006.02.002
  • Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) diets in Kruger National Park, South Africa: Spatial and landscape differences DOI: 10.1644/05-MAMM-A-017R1.1
  • Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) diets in Kruger National Park, South Africa: Spatial and landscape differences DOI: 10.1644/05-MAMM-A-017R1.1
  • Enamel diagenesis at South African Australopith sites: Implications for paleoecological reconstruction with trace elements DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2005.12.022
  • Enamel diagenesis at South African Australopith sites: Implications for paleoecological reconstruction with trace elements DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2005.12.022
  • Inter- and intrahabitat dietary variability of chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) in South African savannas based on fecal δ 13C, δ 15N, and %N DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20253
  • Inter- and intrahabitat dietary variability of chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) in South African savannas based on fecal δ13C, δ15N, and %N DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20253
  • Isotopic evidence for dietary variability in the early hominin Paranthropus robustus DOI: 10.1126/science.1133827
  • Isotopic evidence for dietary variability in the early hominin Paranthropus robustus DOI: 10.1126/science.1133827
  • Microwear evidence for Plio-Pleistocene bovid diets from Makapansgat Limeworks Cave, South Africa DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2006.04.004
  • Microwear evidence for Plio-Pleistocene bovid diets from Makapansgat Limeworks Cave, South Africa DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2006.04.004
  • Turnover of stable carbon isotopes in the muscle, liver, and breath CO2 of alpacas (Lama pacos) DOI: 10.1002/rcm.2454
  • Turnover of stable carbon isotopes in the muscle, liver, and breath CO2 of alpacas (Lama pacos) DOI: 10.1002/rcm.2454
  • Ultrastructural mechanical and material characterization of fossilized bone
  • Ultrastructural mechanical and material characterization of fossilized bone
  • Taxonomic, anatomical, and spatio-temporal variations in the stable carbon and nitrogen isotopic compositions of plants from an African savanna DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2005.06.006
  • Carbon isotope fractionation between diet, breath CO2, and bioapatite in different mammals DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2005.03.015
  • The effect of dietary protein quality on nitrogen isotope discrimination in mammals and birds DOI: 10.1007/s00442-005-0021-8
  • Hominins, sedges, and termites: new carbon isotope data from the Sterkfontein valley and Kruger National Park DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2004.11.008
  • Animal diets in the Waterberg based on stable isotopic composition of faeces
  • Animal diets in the Waterberg based on stable isotopic composition of faeces
  • Assessing diet in savanna herbivores using stable carbon isotope ratios of faeces
  • Assessing diet in savanna herbivores using stable carbon isotope ratios of faeces
  • Hominins, sedges, and termites: New carbon isotope data from the Sterkfontein valley and Kruger National Park DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2004.11.008
  • Hominins, sedges, and termites: New carbon isotope data from the Sterkfontein valley and Kruger National Park DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2004.11.008
  • Opportunities and constraints for reconstructing palaeoenvironments from stable light isotope ratios in fossils
  • Opportunities and constraints for reconstructing palaeoenvironments from stable light isotope ratios in fossils
  • Reply to Thackeray [2]
  • Reply to Thackeray [2]
  • Sr/Ca and early hominin diets revisited: New data from modern and fossil tooth enamel DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2004.09.003
  • Sr/Ca and early hominin diets revisited: New data from modern and fossil tooth enamel DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2004.09.003
  • Taxonomic, anatomical, and spatio-temporal variations in the stable carbon and nitrogen isotopic compositions of plants from an African savanna DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2005.06.006
  • Taxonomic, anatomical, and spatio-temporal variations in the stable carbon and nitrogen isotopic compositions of plants from an African savanna DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2005.06.006
  • The effect of dietary protein quality on nitrogen isotope discrimination in mammals and birds DOI: 10.1007/s00442-005-0021-8
  • The effect of dietary protein quality on nitrogen isotope discrimination in mammals and birds DOI: 10.1007/s00442-005-0021-8
  • Utilization of savanna-based resources by Plio-Pleistocene baboons
  • Utilization of savanna-based resources by Plio-Pleistocene baboons
  • An Examination of Triassic Cynodont Tooth Enamel Chemistry Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy DOI: 10.1007/s00223-003-0124-3
  • An Examination of Triassic Cynodont Tooth Enamel Chemistry Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy DOI: 10.1007/s00223-003-0124-3
  • Turnover of carbon isotopes in tail hair and breath CO 2 of horses fed an isotopically varied diet DOI: 10.1007/s00442-003-1479-x
  • Turnover of carbon isotopes in tail hair and breath CO2 of horses fed an isotopically varied diet DOI: 10.1007/s00442-003-1479-x
  • Three case studies used to reassess the reliability of fossil bone and enamel isotope signals for paleodietary studies DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4165(03)00035-7
  • An experimental study of carbon-isotope fractionation between diet, hair, and feces of mammalian herbivores DOI: 10.1139/z03-066
  • Digestion and passage rates of grass hays by llamas, alpacas, goats, rabbits, and horses DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(03)00002-6
  • An experimental study of carbon-isotope fractionation between diet, hair, and feces of mammalian herbivores DOI: 10.1139/z03-066
  • An experimental study of carbon-isotope fractionation between diet, hair, and feces of mammalian herbivores DOI: 10.1139/z03-066
  • An experimental study of nitrogen flux in llamas: Is 14N preferentially excreted? DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4403(03)00066-9
  • An experimental study of nitrogen flux in llamas: Is 14N preferentially excreted? DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4403(03)00066-9
  • Diets of impala from Kruger National Park: Evidence from stable carbon isotopes
  • Diets of impala from Kruger National Park: Evidence from stable carbon isotopes
  • Diets of southern African Bovidae: Stable isotope evidence DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2003)084<0471:DOSABS>2.0.CO;2
  • Diets of southern African Bovidae: Stable isotope evidence DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2003)084<0471:DOSABS>2.0.CO;2
  • Differential resource utilization by extant great apes and australopithecines: Towards solving the C4 conundrum DOI: 10.1016/S1095-6433(03)00065-5
  • Differential resource utilization by extant great apes and australopithecines: Towards solving the C4 conundrum DOI: 10.1016/S1095-6433(03)00065-5
  • Digestion and passage rates of grass hays by llamas, alpacas, goats, rabbits, and horses DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(03)00002-6
  • Digestion and passage rates of grass hays by llamas, alpacas, goats, rabbits, and horses DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(03)00002-6
  • Nitrogen isotopes in mammalian herbivores: Hair δ 15N values from a controlled feeding study DOI: 10.1002/oa.655
  • Nitrogen isotopes in mammalian herbivores: Hair δ15N values from a controlled feeding study DOI: 10.1002/oa.655
  • Sulphur isotopes in palaeodietary studies: A review and results from a controlled feeding experiment DOI: 10.1002/oa.654
  • Sulphur isotopes in palaeodietary studies: A review and results from a controlled feeding experiment DOI: 10.1002/oa.654
  • Three case studies used to reassess the reliability of fossil bone and enamel isotope signals for paleodietary studies DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4165(03)00035-7
  • Three case studies used to reassess the reliability of fossil bone and enamel isotope signals for paleodietary studies DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4165(03)00035-7
  • Using carbon isotope data of fossil bovid communities for palaeoenvironmental reconstruction
  • Using carbon isotope data of fossil bovid communities for palaeoenvironmental reconstruction
  • What do stable isotopes tell us about hominid dietary and ecological niches in the Pliocene? DOI: 10.1002/oa.659
  • What do stable isotopes tell us about hominid dietary and ecological niches in the Pliocene? DOI: 10.1002/oa.659
  • The oxygen isotope composition of mammalian enamel carbonate from Morea Estate, South Africa DOI: 10.1007/s004420000498
  • Isotopic palaeoecology of Makapansgat limeworks perissodactyla
  • Isotopic palaeoecology of Makapansgat limeworks perissodactyla
  • The oxygen isotope composition of mammalian enamel carbonate from Morea Estate, South Africa DOI: 10.1007/s004420000498
  • The oxygen isotope composition of mammalian enamel carbonate from Morea Estate, South Africa DOI: 10.1007/s004420000498
  • Combining isotopic and ecomorphological data to refine bovid paleodietary reconstruction: a case study from the Makapansgat Limeworks hominin locality DOI: 10.1006/jhev.1999.0300
  • Oxygen Isotopes in Enamel Carbonate and their Ecological Significance DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1998.0388
  • Alteration of Enamel Carbonate Environments during Fossilization DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1998.0293
  • Alteration of enamel carbonate environments during fossilization DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1998.0293
  • Alteration of enamel carbonate environments during fossilization DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1998.0293
  • Combining isotopic and ecomorphological data to refine bovid paleodietary reconstruction: A case study from the Makapansgat Limeworks hominin locality DOI: 10.1006/jhev.1999.0300
  • Combining isotopic and ecomorphological data to refine bovid paleodietary reconstruction: A case study from the Makapansgat Limeworks hominin locality DOI: 10.1006/jhev.1999.0300
  • Isotopic evidence for the diet of an early hominid, Australopithecus africanus DOI: 10.1126/science.283.5400.368
  • Isotopic evidence for the diet of an early hominid, Australopithecus africanus DOI: 10.1126/science.283.5400.368
  • Oxygen isotopes in enamel carbonate and their ecological significance DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1998.0388
  • Oxygen isotopes in enamel carbonate and their ecological significance DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1998.0388
  • Problems and prospects for carbon isotope analysis of very small samples of fossil tooth enamel | Problèmes et opportunités liés aux analyses isotopiques du carbone de très petits échantillons d'émail fossile
  • Problems and prospects for carbon isotope analysis of very small samples of fossil tooth enamel | Problèmes et opportunités liés aux analyses isotopiques du carbone de très petits échantillons d'émail fossile

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