Sex-ratio bias in populations of the phytopathogenic fungus Microbotryum violaceum from several host species

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 164, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 641-647

  Thomas, Anne ^a   Shykoff, Jacqui ^a   Jonot, Odile ^a   Giraud, Tatiana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Anther smut; Basidiomycete; Mating type ratio distortion; Sex ratio distortion; Ustilago violacea

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS; SEX RATIO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BASIDIOMYCOTA; CARYOPHYLLACEAE; FUNGI; MICROBOTRYUM VIOLACEUM; SILENE; SILENE LATIFOLIA; USTILAGO;

EID: 0041976130     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/375374     Document Type: Article

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