Structure and Dynamics of Fungal Populations

Fungi are among the most versatile and diverse groups of organisms in their morphology, life cycles, and ecology. This has provided endless fasci­ nation and intrigue to those who have studied fungi, but it has also made it difficult to understand fungal biology from the perspective of the broader f...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Worrall, J. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1999, 1999
Edition:1st ed. 1999
Series:Population and Community Biology Series
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Brief Introduction to Fungi
  • 2. Defining Individual Fungal Boundaries
  • 3. Defining Species in the Fungi
  • 4. The Evolution of Sex and Recombination in Fungi
  • 5. Gene Flow in Fungi
  • 6. Somatic Incompatibility in Fungi
  • 7. Genomic Conflict in Fungal Mycelia
  • 8. Fungal Demography — Mushrooming Populations
  • 9. Population Structure of Oomycetes
  • 10. Population Structure of Ascomycetes and Deuteromycetes
  • 11. Population Structure of Basidiomycetes
  • 12. Viruses in Fungal Populations
  • 13. Fitness, Continuous Variation and Selection in Fungal Populations