Ten recommendations for scanning foraminifera  by X-ray computed tomography

Searle-Barnes, Alex; Brombacher, Anieke; Katsamenis, Orestis; Rankin, Kathryn; Mavrogordato, Mark; Ezard, Thomas

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Ten recommendations for scanning foraminifera by X-ray computed tomography

Alex Searle-Barnes, Anieke Brombacher, Orestis Katsamenis, Kathryn Rankin, Mark Mavrogordato, and Thomas Ezard

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