Assessing intraspecific diversity in a lichen-forming fungus and its green algal symbiont: Evaluation of eight molecular markers

Fungal Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 141-151

  Sadowska DeŚ, Anna D ^a,b   Bálint, Miklós ^a,c   Otte, Jürgen ^a   Schmitt, Imke ^a,b  

^a SENCKENBERG DEUTSCHES ENTOMOLOGISCHES INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Barcoding; Genetic diversity; Lasallia pustulata; Lichen; Mycobiont; Photobiont; Phylogeny; Population biology; Selectivity; Trebouxia

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; FUNGI; LASALLIA PUSTULATA; TREBOUXIA;

EID: 84875489035     PISSN: 17545048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2012.12.001     Document Type: Article

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