The life-cycle of Emiliania huxleyi: A brief review and a study of relative ploidy levels analysed by flow cytometry

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 9, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 33-44

  Green, J C ^a   Course, P A ^a   Tarran, G A ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030273401     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0924-7963(96)00014-0     Document Type: Article

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