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Pronounced genetic diversity in tropical epiphyllous lichen fungi.
Molecular ecology - 1 May 2009
Baloch Elisabeth, Grube Martin
Abstract excerpt
Lowland tropical habitats harbour an unexplored genetic diversity of epiphyllous fungi. In the shade of rainforest understoreys, lichenized fungi are specialized to an ephemeral habitat where they produce little vegetative biomass and develop reproductive structures early. In a first population genetic study of epiphyllous lichen fungi, we analysed the intraspecific genetic diversity of five leaf-colonizing...
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