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High Magnesium Calcite and Disordered Dolomite Growth on Leaf-cutting Ants: Challenges and Implications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 July 2020

Yihang Fang ,
Hongjie Li  and
Huifang Xu
Yihang Fang
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Hongjie Li
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Huifang Xu
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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Type
Microscopy and Microanalysis of Biomineralized and Biomimetic Materials and Structures
Information
Microscopy and Microanalysis , Volume 26 , Supplement S2 , August 2020 , pp. 92 - 94
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Copyright © Microscopy Society of America 2020

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