Microbial ecology and biofilms in the taphonomy of soft tissues

Palaios

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 560-569

  Raff, Rudolf A ^a,b   Andrews, Mary E ^a   Pearson, Ronald L ^a   Rudolf Turner, F ^a   Saur, Sebastian T ^a   Thomas, Daniel C ^a   Eagan, Justin L ^a   Raff, Elizabeth C ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTHIGENIC MINERAL; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; EMBRYO; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; MUTUALISM; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SOFT TISSUE PRESERVATION; TAPHONOMY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOALTEROMONAS TUNICATA;

EID: 84919497597     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: 19385323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/palo.2014.043     Document Type: Article

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