Cephalanthera longifolia (Neottieae, Orchidaceae) is mixotrophic: A comparative study between green and nonphotosynthetic individuals

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1462-1477

  Abadie, Jean Claude ^a   Püttsepp, Ülle ^b   Gebauer, Gerhard ^c   Faccio, Antonella ^d   Bonfante, Paola ^d   Selosse, Marc André ^a  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^b ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cephalanthera; Mixotrophy; Mycoheterotrophy; Mycorrhizae; Stable isotopes; Thelephoraceae

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; FUNGI;

CEPHALANTHERA; MIXOTROPHY; MYCOHETEROTROPHY; MYCORRHIZAE; STABLE ISOTOPES; THELEPHORACEAE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CHLOROPHYLL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; EPIPHYTE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MIXOTROPHY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; STABLE ISOTOPE; SURVIVAL;

CHLOROPHYLLS; FUNGI; ISOTOPES; PLANTS;

BALTIC STATES; ESTONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; CEPHALANTHERA; CEPHALANTHERA LONGIFOLIA; FUNGI; HELOTIALES; NEOTTIEAE; ORCHIDACEAE; THELEPHORACEAE;

EID: 33846214130     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B06-101     Document Type: Article

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