Effects of chemical pretreatments on δ18O measurements, chemical composition, and morphology of chironomid head capsules

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 857-872

  Verbruggen, F ^a   Heiri, O ^a   Reichart, G J ^b   de Leeuw, J W ^a,b,c   Nierop, K G J ^b   Lotter, A F ^a  

^a Palaeoecology   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chitin; Fossil chironomids; Insect cuticle; Pyrolysis GC MS; Stable oxygen isotope composition; TC EA IRMS

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHITIN; CLIMATE CHANGE; FLY; FOSSIL RECORD; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SKELETAL REMAINS; STABLE ISOTOPE;

CHIRONOMIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 77952668919     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-009-9374-z     Document Type: Article

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