Tooth enamel biomineralization in extant horses: Implications for isotopic microsampling

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 206, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 355-365

  Hoppe, Kathryn A ^a,c   Stover, Susan M ^b   Pascoe, John R ^b   Amundson, Ronald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomineralization; Enamel; Equus; Mandible; Radiography; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BIOMINERALIZATION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; PALEOENVIRONMENT; TOOTH;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 1942429764     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2004.01.012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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