Lichens: A chemically important biota

Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 169-186

  Karunaratne, Veranja ^a   Bombuwela, Karunananda ^a   Kathirgamanathar, Selvaluxmy ^a   Thadhani, Vinitha M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

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EID: 34248669570     PISSN: 13914588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4038/jnsfsr.v33i3.2323     Document Type: Review

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