Assessing amino acid racemization variability in coral intra-crystalline protein for geochronological applications

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 86, Issue , 2012, Pages 338-353

  Hendy, Erica J ^a   Tomiak, Peter J ^a   Collins, Matthew J ^b   Hellstrom, John ^c   Tudhope, Alexander W ^d   Lough, Janice M ^e   Penkman, Kirsty E H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^e AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BLEACHING; CORAL; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HOLOCENE; PROTEIN; RACEMIZATION;

AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EQUATORIAL); QUEENSLAND;

ANTHOZOA; PORITES;

EID: 84860581635     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2012.02.020     Document Type: Article

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