Conidium germination in co-occurring Conidiobolus and Basidiobolus in relation to their ecology

Mycological Research

Volumn 103, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1259-1269

  Waters, S D ^a   Callaghan, A A ^b  

^a Stoke on Trent College   (United Kingdom)

^b STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS; GERMINATION; LIGHT EFFECT; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER RELATIONS;

BASIDIOBOLUS; CONIDIOBOLUS; FUNGI; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033508779     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756299008552     Document Type: Article

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