Akinete germination in Anabaena circinalis (Cyanophyta)

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 12-17

  Van Dok, Wendy ^a   Hart, Barry T ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Akinete; Anabaena circinalis Rabenhorst; Cyanobacteria; Germination; Light; Nitrogen; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

ANABAENA; ANABAENA CIRCINALIS; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 0030918003     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.1997.00012.x     Document Type: Article

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