Phylogenetic and biological species diversity within the Neurospora tetrasperma complex

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1923-1936

  Menkis, A ^a,b   Bastiaans, E ^c   Jacobson, D J ^d   Johannesson, H ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological species; Outcrossing; Phylogenetic species; Pseudohomothallism; Sexual dysfunction

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FUNGUS; GENETIC VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MORPHOLOGY; OUTCROSSING; PHYLOGENETICS; RECOGNITION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CROSS BREEDING; FUNGAL GENE; GENETICS; NEUROSPORA; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ALLELES; BIODIVERSITY; CROSSES, GENETIC; GENES, FUNGAL; GENETIC SPECIATION; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; NEUROSPORA; PHYLOGENY;

ASCOMYCOTA; NEUROSPORA; NEUROSPORA TETRASPERMA;

EID: 69249184408     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01801.x     Document Type: Article

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