The relationship between thallus mass, surface area and apothecium production in Umbilicaria rigida

Nova Hedwigia

Volumn 82, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 115-121

  Gregersen, Inger K ^a   Hegseth, Marit Nøst ^a   Hestmark, Geir ^a   Kongsbak, Ruth H ^a   Moe, Therese Fosholt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Allometry; Ascocarp production; Lichen ontogenesis; Size dependent performance; Umbilicaria

Indexed keywords

UMBILICARIA; UMBILICARIA RIGIDA;

EID: 33645979041     PISSN: 00295035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0029-5035/2006/0082-0115     Document Type: Article

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