Fungal populations and species
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Fungal populations and species
Oxford University Press, 2003
- : hbk
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Recognizing and discriminating between fungal populations and the genetical processes that accompany them, including speciation is now a rapidly developing field that is heavily dependent upon the use of molecular markers. There was no basic text on this subject, John Burnett has provided such an account. The text describes the methodologies employed and, for the benefit of those without a background in mycology, a brief introduction to basic fungal biology. Recent
findings relating to processes in fungal populations - mutation, migration, recombination, heterokaryosis, hybridization, polyploidy, and the operation of selective forces are combined with traditional fungal biology. Finally the taxonomic problems raised by fungal species are discussed, together with
the processes of speciation.
Table of Contents
- BASIC MYCOLOGY
- 1. Elements of classification, structure, sexuality, biology and genetics of Fungi Methodology
- 2. Genetic markers for population studies I. Morphological, physiological and cytological markers
- 3. Genetic markers for population studies II. Molecular markers
- 4. Defining fungal individuals: ecological, biological and genetical aspects
- sampling
- 5. Describing and analysing populations: basic genetic and phylogenetic aspects
- PROCESSES IN POPULATIONS
- 6. The generation of variation I. Mutation and migration
- 7. The generation of variation II. The importance and diversity of inbreeding and outbreeding
- 7-Annexe Distinguishing between clones and recombinant populations
- 8. The generation of variation III. Heterokaryosis, parasexuality, hybridization and polyploidy
- 9. Change in gene frequency in fungal populations I. General considerations: selection for oligogenically determined traits
- 10. Change in gene frequency in fungal populations II. Natural selection for multigenically determined traits: competition and fitness
- 10-Annexe More complex approaches to estimating fitness in fungi
- SPECIES AND SPECIATION
- 11. Fungal species
- 12 Speciation in fungi
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