Patterns of genetic variation in Phialocephala fortinii across a broad latitudinal transect in Canada

Mycological Research

Volumn 108, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 955-964

  Piercey, Melissa M ^a   Graham, Sean W ^a   Currah, Randolph S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS; GENETIC VARIATION; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; POPULATION GENETICS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

ASCOMYCOTA; FUNGI; PHIALOCEPHALA; PHIALOCEPHALA FORTINII; SALIX;

EID: 3543117992     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756204000528     Document Type: Article

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