Temporal variations of the trace fossil Zoophycos in a 425 ka long sediment record from the South China Sea: Implications for the ethology of the Zoophycos producer

Geological Magazine

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 105-114

  Löwemark, Ludvig ^a,d   Lin, Hui Ling ^b   Sarnthein, Michael ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^d INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ichnofossils; Lebensspuren; Quaternary; South China Sea; Zoophycos

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; FOOD SUPPLY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; PISTONS; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

ICHNOFOSSILS; LEBENSSPUREN; QUATERNARY; SOUTH CHINA SEA; ZOOPHYCOS;

SEDIMENTATION;

QUATERNARY; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TRACE FOSSIL;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

ANIMALIA; ZOOPHYCOS;

EID: 33644927787     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: 14695081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756805001408     Document Type: Article

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