Abstract:
:Roderick K. Clayton passed away on October 23, 2011, at the age of 89, shortly after the plan for this dedicatory issue of Photosynthesis Research had been hatched. I had just written a lengthy letter to him to re-establish contact after a hiatus of 2 or 3 years, and to suggest that I visit him to talk about his life. It isn't clear whether he saw the letter or not, but it was found at his home in Santa Rosa, California. Fortunately, Rod has written two memoirs for Photosynthesis Research that not only cover much of his research on reaction centers (Photosynth Res 73:63-71, 2002) but also provide a humorous and honest look at his personal life (Photosynth Res 19:207-224, 1988). I cannot hope to improve on these and will try, instead, to fill in some of the gaps that Rod's own writing has left, and offer some of my own personal recollections over the more recent years.
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journal_title:Photosynthesis research
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journal_title:Photosynthesis research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF00020418
更新日期:1995-11-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s11120-008-9315-0
更新日期:2008-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Photosynthesis research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1023/A:1010620228989
更新日期:2001-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s11120-020-00795-y
更新日期:2021-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2014-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Photosynthesis research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s11120-004-5577-3
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2001-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Photosynthesis research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF00047947
更新日期:1987-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s11120-007-9162-4
更新日期:2007-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Photosynthesis research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s11120-005-9020-1
更新日期:2006-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s11120-013-9963-6
更新日期:2014-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Photosynthesis research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s11120-014-0017-5
更新日期:2014-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Photosynthesis research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF02183048
更新日期:1994-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Photosynthesis research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1023/A:1010779327960
更新日期:2000-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Photosynthesis research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF00035244
更新日期:1986-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Photosynthesis research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF00024189
更新日期:1986-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Photosynthesis research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF00039484
更新日期:1988-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2010-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Photosynthesis research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF00036216
更新日期:1991-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Photosynthesis research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF00028750
更新日期:1981-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Photosynthesis research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF00034783
更新日期:1996-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2014-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF00029463
更新日期:1995-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Photosynthesis research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF00034795
更新日期:1992-06-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2012-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Photosynthesis research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF00035259
更新日期:1988-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2001-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1986-01-01 00:00:00