Chitin : Formation and Diagenesis - Gupta, Neal S.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2011)
1. Chitin nanostructures in living organisms.-2. Chitin in the exoskeletons of Arthropoda: From ancient design to novel materials science -- 3. Radiocarbon Dating of Chitin -- 4. Carbon, nitrogen and oxygen stable isotope ratios in chitin -- 5. Hydrogen Isotopes in Beetle Chitin -- 6. Identification and characterization of chitin in organisms -- 7. Fate of chitinous organisms in the geosphere -- 8. Transformation of chitinous tissues in elevated Presssure-Temperature conditions: additional insights from experiments on plant tissues.
Keywords: Earth sciences; Geobiology; Geochemistry; Geotechnical engineering; Biochemistry; Zoology; Earth Sciences, general; Biogeosciences; Geochemistry; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences; Biochemistry, general; Zoology