Genetic variation in horizontally transmitted fungal endophytes of pine needles reveals population structure in cryptic species

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1362-1374

  Oono, Ryoko ^a,b,e   Lutzoni, François ^b   Arnold, A Elizabeth ^c   Kaye, Laurel ^b   U'Ren, Jana M ^c   May, Georgiana ^d   Carbone, Ignazio ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity; Foliar fungal endophyte; Lophodermium; Pinus; Rhytismataceae; Speciation

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; CRYPSIS; ENDOPHYTE; FOLIAGE; FUNGUS; GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MORPHOLOGY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

ASCOMYCETES; BIODIVERSITY; ENDOPHYTE; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PINE; PLANT LEAF; POPULATION GENETICS; SYMBIOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ASCOMYCOTA; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ENDOPHYTES; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; NORTH CAROLINA; PHYLOGENY; PINUS; PLANT LEAVES; SYMBIOSIS; VIRGINIA;

EID: 84907340551     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1400141     Document Type: Article

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