ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] SIR - We describe here the oldest unequivocal fossil lichen, from thin sections of Early Devonian (400 million years old) Rhynie chert. Lichens are symbiotic associations between a fungus (mycobiont) and a green alga or cyanobac-terium (photobiont) which range from mutualism to controlled ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/378244a0