Variability in per capita oogonia and sporophyte production from giant kelp gametophytes (Macrocystis pyrifera, Phaeophyceae)
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Revista chilena de historia natural
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0716-078X
DOI: 10.4067/s0716-078x2004000400007