Mating systems in the genus Xanthoria (lichen-forming ascomycetes)

Mycological Research

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 480-488

  Honegger, Rosmarie ^a   Zippler, Undine ^a   Gansner, Heidi ^a   Scherrer, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS; GENETIC VARIATION; GERMINATION; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM;

ASCOMYCOTA; FUNGI; POLYCARPA; XANTHORIA; XANTHORIA CALCICOLA; XANTHORIA CAPENSIS; XANTHORIA ECTANEOIDES; XANTHORIA PARIETINA; XANTHORIA POLYCARPA; XANTHORIA RESENDEI;

EID: 2942598029     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756204009682     Document Type: Article

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