Does past contact reduce the degree of mutualism in the Alnus rubra - Frankia symbiosis?

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 434-441

  Markham, John H ^a,b   Chanway, Charls P ^b  

^a DOUGLAS COLLEGE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alnus rubra; Coevolution; Frankia; Mutualism; Nitrogen fixation; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENT; MUTUALISM; NITROGEN FIXATION; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT MICROORGANISM INTERACTION; SOIL MICROBE;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EVOLUTION; HOST-SYMBIONT INTERACTION; MUTUALISM;

ALNUS RUBRA; FRANKIA;

EID: 0033502671     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjb-77-3-434     Document Type: Article

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