Ascospore discharge, germination and culture of fungal partners of tropical lichens, including the use of a novel culture technique

IMA Fungus

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 143-153

  Sangvichien, E K ^a   Hawksworth, David L ^b,c   Whalley, Anthony J S ^d  

^a RAMKHAMHAENG UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^d LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ascomycota; Colony development; Mycobiont; Seasonality; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890625585     PISSN: 22106340     EISSN: 22106359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5598/imafungus.2011.02.02.05     Document Type: Article

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