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| Title |
Overcoming the fragility – X-ray computed micro-tomography elucidates brachiopod endoskeletons
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Zoology, September 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12983-014-0065-x |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ronald Seidel, Carsten Lüter |
| Abstract |
The calcareous shells of brachiopods offer a wealth of informative characters for taxonomic and phylogenetic investigations. In particular scanning electron microscopy (SEM) has been used for decades to visualise internal structures of the shell. However, to produce informative SEM data, brachiopod shells need to be opened after chemical removal of the soft tissue. This preparation occasionally damages the shell. Additionally, skeletal elements of taxonomic/systematic interest such as calcareous spicules which are loosely embedded in the lophophore and mantle connective tissue become disintegrated during the preparation process. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 1 | 50% |
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 16 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | 13% |
| Unknown | 14 | 88% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 6 | 38% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 25% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 2 | 13% |
| Professor | 1 | 6% |
| Student > Master | 1 | 6% |
| Other | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 1 | 6% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 6 | 38% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 31% |
| Environmental Science | 1 | 6% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1 | 6% |
| Engineering | 1 | 6% |
| Other | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 1 | 6% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 04 November 2018.
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#540
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#150,640
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#15
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