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The following is not aimed to represent a complete set of practicals for a photobiology course. I shall try to do just what the title says, give some hints. As a general reference book for photobiological leaching experiments Valenzeno et al. (1991) merits special mention. Those planning a general photobiology course should consult that book also in addition to the present one. One disadvantage with several of the experiments in the book by Valenzeno et al. is that they need advanced equipment which may not be available anywhere, and I have tried to concentrate below on less demanding experiments.

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Björn, L.O. (2002). Hints for Teaching Experiments and Demonstrations. In: Björn, L.O. (eds) Photobiology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0581-4_17

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