Exploring the diversity of ascomycete fungi : evolution of mating systems in Pleospora and discovery of new lineages in the Dothideomycetes

This thesis explored aspects of diversity in the ascomycete genus Pleospora and the new family Aliquandostipitaceae. In Pleospora, the main focus was on mating system evolution. I found that homothallism in Pleospora evolved in three different ways from heterothallism. One origin of homothallism res...

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Main Author: Inderbitzin, Patrik
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/17285