Leaf surface roughness influences colonization success of aquatic hyphomycete conidia

Fungal Ecology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-18

  Kearns, Sheamus G ^a   Bärlocher, Felix ^a  

^a MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquatic hyphomycete; Conidial settlement; Leaf roughness; Spore morphology; Spore size

Indexed keywords

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; ANGUILLOSPORA FILIFORMIS; ARTICULOSPORA TETRACLADIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLAVARIOPSIS AQUATICA; HYPHOMYCETES; MALVACEAE; TILIA CORDATA; ULMUS; ULMUS AMERICANA;

EID: 43549100644     PISSN: 17545048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2007.07.001     Document Type: Article

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