Sexual Reproduction in Oomycetes: Biology, Diversity, and Contributions to Fitness

Oomycete Genetics and Genomics: Diversity, Interactions, and Research Tools

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 121-138

  Judelson, Howard S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Oomycete sexual reproduction; Sexual cycle molecular analyses; Sexual development and oospore formation

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149298808     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470475898.ch6     Document Type: Chapter

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