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Chemical races of Lobaria pulmonaria differ in palatability to gastropods

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 July 2011

Johan Asplund
Affiliation:
Department of Ecology and Natural Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, NO-1432 Ås, Norway. Current address: Department of Forest Ecology and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SE-901 83 Umeå, Sweden. Email: johan.asplund@slu.se

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Copyright © British Lichen Society 2011

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