Endosymbiosis and evolution of the plant cell

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 513-519

  McFadden, Geoffrey Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 0033485273     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5266(99)00025-4     Document Type: Review

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