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European phylogeography of the epiphytic lichen fungus Lobaria pulmonaria and its green algal symbiont.
Molecular ecology - 1 Dec 2012
Widmer Ivo, Dal Grande Francesco, Excoffier Laurent, Holderegger Rolf, Keller Christine, Mikryukov Vladimir S, Scheidegger Christoph
Abstract excerpt
In lichen symbiosis, fungal and algal partners form close associations, often codispersed by vegetative propagules. Due to the particular interdependence, processes such as colonization, dispersal or genetic drift are expected to result in congruent patterns of genetic structure in the symbionts. To study the population structure of an obligate symbiotic system in Europe, we genotyped the fungal and algal...
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