Polymorphism of het-genes prevents resource plundering in Neurospora crassa

Mycological Research

Volumn 102, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1343-1349

  Debets, Alfons J M ^a   Griffiths, Anthony J F ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 0031791845     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095375629800639X     Document Type: Article

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