Physical and Biological Determinants of the Fabrication of Molluscan Shell Microstructures

Molluscs are grand masters in the fabrication of shells, because these are composed of the largest variety of microstructures found among invertebrates. Molluscan microstructures are highly ordered aggregates of either calcite or aragonite crystals with varied morphologies and three-dimensional arra...

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Main Author: Antonio G. Checa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2018.00353/full