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Shun Gao1, Rui Yan, Jun Wu

  • 1Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, 610064, Chengdu, P. R. China.

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|February 18, 2010
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