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Fluorescence studies with algae: changes with time and preillumination.

Govindjee·J C Munday·G Papageorgiou
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Govindjee, J C Munday, G Papageorgiou. 1966. Fluorescence studies with algae: changes with time and preillumination.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/5969947/

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