Identity and genetic structure of the photobiont of the epiphytic lichen Ramalina menziesii on three oak species in southern California

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 821-830

  Werth, Silke ^a,b   Sork, Victoria L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Genetic structure; Horizontal transmission; Lichen forming fungi; Mycobiont; Phorophyte; Photobiont; Population genetics; Quercus; Ramalina menziesii; Symbiosis; Trebouxia decolorans

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; EPIPHYTE; EVERGREEN TREE; FUNGUS; GENE FLOW; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GREEN ALGA; LICHEN; MUTUALISM; OBLIGATE BEHAVIOR;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA; FUNGI; QUERCUS; RAMALINA MENZIESII; TREBOUXIA;

EID: 77952416813     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.0900276     Document Type: Article

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