The genetic diversity of intraterrestrial aliens

New Phytologist

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 465-468

  Young, J Peter W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Asexuality; Genetic diversity; Glomus intraradices; Heterokaryon; Homokaryon; Population genetics; Recombination

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; FUNGAL GENE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCORRHIZA; NOTE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT;

DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; GENES, FUNGAL; MYCORRHIZAE; PHYLOGENY; PLANTS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ARBUSCULAR; FUNGI; GLOMUS INTRARADICES;

EID: 42249104714     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02426.x     Document Type: Note

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