Production of n-alkyl lipids in living plants and implications for the geologic past

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• Publication year

  2011

• Venue

  Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

• Publication date

  2011-12-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Geology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.GCA.2011.09.028
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