Even carbon number predominance of plant wax n-alkanes: A correction

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 331-336

  Reddy, Christopher M ^a   Eglinton, Timothy I ^a   Palić, Radosav ^b   Benitez Nelson, Bryan C ^a   Stojanović, Gordana ^b   Palić, Ivan ^b   Djordjević, Siniša ^c   Eglinton, Geoffrey ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b Faculty of Science   (Serbia)

^c Faculty of Technology   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Anteiso Alkanes; Carbon isotope ratios; iso Alkanes; Leaf waxes; Micromeria; n Alkanes

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON; ISOTOPES;

CARBON PREFERENCE INDEX (CPI);

WAXES;

ALKANE; CARBON; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON;

MICROMERIA;

EID: 0034128257     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(00)00025-5     Document Type: Article

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