Structure and composition of the photochemical apparatus of the Antarctic green alga, Chlamydomonas subcaudata

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 303-314

  Morgan, Rachael M ^a   Ivanov, Alexander G ^a   Priscu, John C ^b   Maxwell, Denis P ^c   Huner, Norman P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

77 K fluorescence; Antarctic alga; Chlamydomonas; Light harvesting; Photosystem I; Psychrophile

Indexed keywords

CHLAMYDOMONAS SUBCAUDATA;

EID: 0031691542     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006048519302     Document Type: Article

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