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Fluorescence microscopy as a tool for the visualization of lichen substances within Bryoria thalli

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 August 2014

Carlos G. BOLUDA ,
Víctor J. RICO  and
David L. HAWKSWORTH
Carlos G. BOLUDA
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biología Vegetal II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Plaza de Plaza Ramón y Cajal s/n, Madrid 28040, Spain. Email: carlos.g.boluda@gmail.com
Víctor J. RICO
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biología Vegetal II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Plaza de Plaza Ramón y Cajal s/n, Madrid 28040, Spain. Email: carlos.g.boluda@gmail.com
David L. HAWKSWORTH
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biología Vegetal II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Plaza de Plaza Ramón y Cajal s/n, Madrid 28040, Spain. Email: carlos.g.boluda@gmail.com Department of Life Sciences, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD; and Mycology Section, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Surrey TW9 3DS
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The Lichenologist , Volume 46 , Issue 5 , September 2014 , pp. 723 - 726
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Copyright © British Lichen Society 2014 

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