Stable carbon isotope composition of amino acids in modern and fossil Mercenaria

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 485-498

  O'Donnell, Thomas H ^a   Macko, Stephen A ^b   Wehmiller, John F ^c  

^a ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGENESIS; FOSSILIZED PROTEINS; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE;

CONTAMINATION; DEGRADATION; GENES; ISOTOPES; ORGANIC ACIDS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

AMINO ACIDS;

AMINO ACID; BIVALVE; BURIAL DIAGENESIS; CARBON ISOTOPE; FOSSIL RECORD; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; SHELL; STABLE ISOTOPE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

BIVALVIA; MERCENARIA;

EID: 33847062480     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2006.06.010     Document Type: Article

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