Tooth use and wear in three iron-biomineralizing mollusc species

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 218, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 132-144

  Shaw, Jeremy A ^a   Macey, David J ^b   Brooker, Lesley R ^c   Clode, Peta L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BIOMINERALIZATION; IRON; MICROSCOPY; MOLLUSC; TOOTH; WAX;

ALGAE; MOLLUSCA; PATELLIDAE; POLYPLACOPHORA;

IRON;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; METABOLISM; MICROSCOPY; MOLLUSC; PHYSIOLOGY; TOOTH; TOOTH DISEASE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; IRON; MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MOLLUSCA; TOOTH; TOOTH WEAR;

EID: 77954606778     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/BBLv218n2p132     Document Type: Article

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