Species delimitation in fungal endophyte diversity studies and its implications in ecological and biogeographic inferences

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 3001-3013

  Gazis, Romina ^a   Rehner, Stephen ^b   Chaverri, Priscila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

barcode of fungi; fungal biodiversity; genealogical sorting index; genetic markers; species complex; species identification

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGUS; GENETICS; HEVEA; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TREE;

BIODIVERSITY; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; ENDOPHYTES; FUNGI; GENETIC SPECIATION; HEVEA; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TREES;

COLLETOTRICHUM; FUNGI; GLOMERELLA CINGULATA; HEVEA BRASILIENSIS; HYPOCREA LIXII; MICROSPORIDIA; OTUS; PESTALOTIOPSIS MICROSPORA;

EID: 79960108950     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05110.x     Document Type: Article

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