Mating system of the anther smut fungus Microbotryum violaceum: selfing under heterothallism.
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Mating System of the Anther Smut Fungus Microbotryum violaceum: Selfing under Heterothallism Tatiana Giraud,†* Roxana Yockteng,† Manuela López-Villavicencio, Guislaine Refrégier, and Michael E. Hood* Ecologie, Systématique et Evolution, Bâtiment 360, Université Paris-Sud, F-91405 Orsay cedex, France; CNRS, F-91405 Orsay cedex, France; MNHN, Département Systématique et Evolution, 16 rue Buffon CP 39, 75005 Paris, France; and Department of Biology, Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts 01002
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Eukaryotic cell
دوره 7 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008