Cooperation among germinating spores facilitates the growth of the fungus, Neurospora crassa

Biology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 419-422

  Richard, F ^a   Glass, N L ^b   Pringle, A ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Fusion; Heterokaryons; Life history; Non self recognition

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FACILITATION; FUNGUS; GERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT TYPE; INVERTEBRATE; LIFE HISTORY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MUTATION; SPORE; WILD POPULATION;

FUNGI; INVERTEBRATA; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 84861510199     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.1141     Document Type: Article

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