Characterizing the dynamics of amino acid racemization using time-dependent reaction kinetics: A Bayesian approach to fitting age-calibration models

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 18, Issue , 2013, Pages 63-77

  Allen, Andrew P ^a   Kosnik, Matthew A ^a   Kaufman, Darrell S ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; MODELING; RACEMIZATION; RADIOCARBON DATING; REACTION KINETICS;

EID: 84884173197     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2013.06.003     Document Type: Article

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