Diatom-Specific Highly Branched Isoprenoids as Biomarkers in Antarctic Consumers

• Published in: PLoS ONE
• Main Authors: Goutte, Aurélie, Cherel, Yves, Houssais, Marie-Noëlle, Klein, Vincent, Ozouf-Costaz, Catherine, Raccurt, Mireille, Robineau, Camille, Massé, Guillaume
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2013
• Subjects: Research Article; Antarctic; Nivea; Antarc*; Antarctic Krill; Antarctic silverfish; Antarctica; Cape Petrels; Daption capense; ice algae; Pygoscelis adeliae; Sea ice; Snow Petrels; ice covered areas
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3572049; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23418580; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0056504

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