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The Cytology of the Phaeophyta—A Review of Recent Developments, Current Problems, and Techniques

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The scope of this paper is restricted to a discussion of nuclear phenomena, a subject in which interest began at the turn of the century, and which has developed with the improvement of the microscope.

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  1. Department of Botany, University of Hull, Hull, England

    Margaret Roberts

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, USA

    Daniel F. Jackson

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Roberts, M. (1964). The Cytology of the Phaeophyta—A Review of Recent Developments, Current Problems, and Techniques. In: Jackson, D.F. (eds) Algae and Man. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1719-7_4

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