Light intensity modulation by coccoliths of Emiliania huxleyi as a micro-photo-regulator.
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SUBMITTER: Mizukawa Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4555034 | biostudies-other | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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