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Foraminifera are single-celled marine organisms with a calcareous shell. They not only provide evidence of past habitats, but ...
We reached these conclusions by examining the chemistry of sand-sized fossils, called foraminifera, from the seafloor south of Tasmania. Foraminifera are tiny single-celled organisms, either ...
We reached these conclusions by examining the chemistry of sand-sized fossils, called foraminifera, from the seafloor south of Tasmania. Foraminifera are tiny single-celled organisms, either ...
56, No. 5, 2011 Temperature-induced stress leads to blea... Physiological mechanisms of bleaching were studied on larger benthic foraminifera (LBF) hosting endosymbiotic diatoms. Amphistegina radiata, ...
We owe much of our recent knowledge of the biology of the Foraminifera to Dr. E. H. Myers. His new publication* is a peculiarly beautiful example of his work, embracing the complete life-cycle of ...
The Museum has a strong tradition of foraminifera research dating back to the late 1800s. As a result, the foraminifera collection - with approximately 250,000 slides - is the most extensive of our ...
View through the eyepiece of a dissecting microscope showing a group of 25 N. stella foraminifera. Foraminifer are extremely abundant on Earth. Most are only about 300 microns in diameter.
Foraminifera provide scientists with an invaluable fossil record. Their exquisite outer shells, normally too small for the naked eye, inspired sculptures in Zhongshan, China. Bilal Haq Bilal Haq ...
New types of foraminifera and sea urchins replaced those that had died off in earlier mass extinctions. But the biggest development in the seas was the appearance of whales in the mid- to late ...
Ecology and paleoecology of estuarine foraminifera: environmental interpretation and assessment. Board of Directors, Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research Special Publications Editor, Cushman ...