Chemotaxonomic significance of leaf alkanes in species of Ficus (Moraceae)

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 79-86

  Sonibare, Mubo A ^a   Jayeola, Adeniyi A ^b   Egunyomi, Adeyemi ^b  

^a OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Chemotaxonomy; Ficus; Gas chromatography; Leaf alkanes; Leaf waxes; Moraceae

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; CHEMOTAXONOMY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LEAF; WAX;

MORACEAE;

EID: 9644310296     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2004.05.010     Document Type: Article

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