Comparative degradation rates of chitinous exoskeletons from deep-sea environments

Marine Biology

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 405-412

  Ravaux, J ^a   Zbinden, M ^a,b   Voss Foucart, M F ^b   Compere P ^b   Goffinet, G ^b   Gaill, F ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; DEEP SEA; DEGRADATION; EXOSKELETON; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; POLYSACCHARIDE;

BYTHOGRAEA; BYTHOGRAEA THERMYDRON; BYTHOGRAEIDAE; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PACHYPTILA; RIFTIA; RIFTIA PACHYPTILA; VESTIMENTIFERA;

EID: 0141449963     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-003-1086-8     Document Type: Article

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