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Cell wall-bound ultraviolet-screening compounds explain the high ultraviolet tolerance of the Antarctic moss, Ceratodon purpureus

  1. Laurence J. Clarke,
  2. Sharon A. Robinson

Article first published online: 30 MAY 2008

DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02499.x

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New Phytologist

New Phytologist

Volume 179, Issue 3, pages 776–783, August 2008

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Clarke, L. J. and Robinson, S. A. (2008), Cell wall-bound ultraviolet-screening compounds explain the high ultraviolet tolerance of the Antarctic moss, Ceratodon purpureus. New Phytologist, 179: 776–783. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02499.x

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  1. Institute for Conservation Biology, University of Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia

*Author for correspondence: Laurence J. Clarke Tel: +612 4221 4961 Fax: +612 4221 4135 Email: ljc03@uow.edu.au

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 15 JUL 2008
  2. Article first published online: 30 MAY 2008
  3. Received: 19 February 2008Accepted: 3 April 2008

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