Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: . Most early workers in the field of foraminifera were learned gentlemen with great curiosity and broad interests who pursued microscopy as a hobby. Through their careful observations, Carpenter and Williamson laid the foundations of our understanding of morphology, growth plans and wall structure. They made their observations at a time when the zoological affinities of foraminifera were still under discussion. Because of the variability of form they took a broad view of taxonomic relationships, especially of genera and species, which strongly influenced later workers.
Source: Journal of Micropalaeontology
Author: John W. Murray
Institutions: National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton
Language: English
Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $841
Funders: Royal Society, University of Southampton
OpenAlex ID: W2127454038