Discrimination of marine phytoplankton species through the statistical analysis of their flow cytometric signatures

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1225-1238

  Carr, M R ^a   Tarran, G A ^a   Burkill, P H ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW CYTOMETRY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029669499     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/18.7.1225     Document Type: Article

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