Studies on the chemistry of some Usnea species of the Neuropogon group (Lecanorales, Ascomycota)

Nova Hedwigia

Volumn 85, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 491-501

  Elix, John A ^a   Wirtz, Nora ^b,c   Lumbsch, H Thorsten ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^c SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCOMYCOTA; LECANORALES; NEUROPOGON; USNEA;

EID: 37749022830     PISSN: 00295035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0029-5035/2007/0085-0491     Document Type: Article

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