Calcium carbonate biomineralisation in disparate systems : common mechanisms?

This study considers the extent to which four calcium carbonate biomineral systems share common characteristics. Within the sample set, there is a range of ultrastructures and two types of calcium carbonate polymorph (calcite and aragonite). The mini survey includes three invertebrate systems: two m...

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Main Author: England, Jennifer Katherine
Published: University of Glasgow 2005
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.439257