Life history strategy of Lepraria borealis at an Antarctic inland site, Coal Nunatak

Lichenologist

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 339-346

  Engelen, Andreas ^a   Convey, Peter ^b   Ott, Sieglinde ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lichen; Photobionts; Reproductive mode; Selectivity

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BRYOPHYTA; LEPRARIA BOREALIS;

EID: 77952514498     PISSN: 00242829     EISSN: 10961135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0024282909990600     Document Type: Article

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