Confocal microscopy: Potential applications in micropaleontology

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1084-1087

  Birkmann, Harry ^a   Lundin, Robert F ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; MICROPALAEONTOLOGY;

EID: 0030441576     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022336000038774     Document Type: Article

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