Does the growth rate hypothesis apply to aquatic hyphomycetes?

Fungal Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 493-500

  Grimmett, I J ^a   Shipp, K N ^a   Macneil, A ^a   Barlocher F ^a  

^a MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquatic hyphomycetes; Carbon; DNA; Ecological stoichiometry; Ergosterol; Growth rate hypothesis; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; RNA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888100851     PISSN: 17545048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2013.08.002     Document Type: Article

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