... contain both n-alkanes and branched alkanes [5], but our studies and others [50,53] haveshown that X. parietina contains only n-alkanes.More interesting experimental data were obtained dur-ing ... Comparative n-alkane and fatty acid compositions of X. parietina, the photobiont Treb ouxia sp., and the mycobiont (% of total n-alkanes) collected in the places indicated. Values in parentheses aren-alkanes ... of lipids and fatty acids in the tree-growing lichenXanthoria parietina. J. Exp. Bot. 45, 403–408.13. Dembitsky, V.M., Rezanka, T. & Bychek, I.A. (1994) Seasonalexamination of lipids of...