Mutualism persistence and abandonment during the evolution of the mycorrhizal symbiosis

American Naturalist

Volumn 188, Issue 5, 2016, Pages E113-E125

  Maherali, Hafiz ^a   Oberle, Brad ^b   Stevens, Peter F ^c   Cornwell, William K ^d   McGlinn, Daniel J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b NEW COLLEGE OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e Department of Teacher Education and Department of Sociology and Anthropology   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Ectomycorrhizal fungi; Mutualism; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; COMMON ANCESTRY; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; FUNGUS; HOST PLANT; MUTUALISM; NATURAL SELECTION; PERSISTENCE; PHYLOGENY; RECONSTRUCTION;

FUNGI; SPERMATOPHYTA;

MYCORRHIZA; PLANT; PLANT SEED; SYMBIOSIS;

MYCORRHIZAE; PLANTS; SEEDS; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 84994051955     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/688675     Document Type: Article

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