Multigene analysis suggests ecological speciation in the fungal pathogen Claviceps purpurea

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2276-2286

  Douhan, G W ^a   Smith, M E ^b   Huyrn, K L ^a   Westbrook, A ^b   Beerli, P ^c   Fisher, A J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Claviceps; Fungi; Genealogy; Genetic structure; Speciation

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CLAVICEPS; ECOLOGY; FUNGAL GENE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

CLAVICEPS; DNA, FUNGAL; ECOLOGY; GENES, FUNGAL; GENETIC SPECIATION; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

CLAVICEPS; CLAVICEPS PURPUREA; FUNGI; POACEAE;

EID: 42449113862     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2008.03753.x     Document Type: Article

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