Method or madness: does OTU delineation bias our perceptions of fungal ecology?
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Journal: New Phytologist Manuscript ID: NPH-C-2014-17263 Manuscript Type: C Commissioned Material Commentary Date Submitted by the Author: 13-Mar-2014 Complete List of Authors: Sikes, Benjamin; University of Kansas, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Until Aug 2013: Lincoln University, Bio-Protection Research Centre Powell, Jeff; University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The New phytologist
دوره 202 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014