Relationship between basidiospore size, shape and life history characteristics: a comparison of polypores

Fungal Ecology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-23

  Kauserud, Håvard ^a   Colman, Jonathan E ^b   Ryvarden, Leif ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Basidiospore; Dispersal; Life history characteristics; Offspring size; Polypores

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CONIFEROPHYTA; FUNGI;

EID: 43549087846     PISSN: 17545048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2007.12.001     Document Type: Article

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