Can optimality models and an 'optimality research program' help us understand some plant-fungal relationships?

Fungal Ecology

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 115-123

  Ryan, G ^a   Parsons, A J ^b   Rasmussen, S ^b   Newman, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Optimality models; Optimality research program; Scientific research program

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR; FUNGI;

EID: 60249100730     PISSN: 17545048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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