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Martha Valiadi1, Debora Iglesias-Rodriguez2

  • 1Department of Evolutionary Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, August-Thienemann-Strasse, Plӧn 24306, Germany. Martha.valiadi@gmail.com.

Microorganisms
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diel rhythmsecologyevolutionfunctional diversitygeneluciferaseluciferin binding proteinpredation defensescintillon

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