Fungal biology in the origin and emergence of life

Fungal Biology in the Origin and Emergence of Life

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1-231

  Moore, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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