Changes in spore chemistry and appearance with increasing maturity

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 201, Issue , 2014, Pages 41-46

  Fraser, Wesley T ^a   Watson, Jonathan S ^b   Sephton, Mark A ^b   Lomax, Barry H ^c   Harrington, Guy ^d   Gosling, William D ^a   Self, Stephen ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heating; Palynology; Palynomorph; Spore; Sporopollenin; Thermal maturation

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; HEATING; MATURATION; MICROPALEONTOLOGY; MOSS; PALYNOLOGY; PALYNOMORPH; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; POLLEN; POLYMER; SPORE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LYCOPODIUM; LYCOPODIUM CLAVATUM;

EID: 84889648051     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2013.11.001     Document Type: Article

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