The dynamics of a senescence plasmid in fungal populations

Genetical Research

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 13-22

  Fiers, M ^a   Van Den Bosch, F ^a   Debets, F ^a   Hoekstra, R F ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; DYNAMICS; FUNGUS GROWTH; MITOCHONDRION; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; SENESCENCE; SPECIES;

EID: 0032863820     PISSN: 00166723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016672399003882     Document Type: Article

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