Chitin : Formation and Diagenesis /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Gupta, Neal S. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
Edition:1st ed. 2011.
Series:Topics in Geobiology, 34
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 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.