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The effect of the reproductive state on the growth rate of Cladonia portentosa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 May 2014

E. J. HOGAN*
Affiliation:
School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
P. D. CRITTENDEN
Affiliation:
School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK

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Copyright © British Lichen Society 2014 

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Footnotes

*

Present address: Department of Geography, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, UK.

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