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"The Fungi, Third Edition offers a comprehensive and thoroughly integrated treatment of the biology of the fungi. This modern synthesis highlights the scientific foundations that continue to inform mycologists today, as well as recent breakthroughs and the formidable challenges in current resea...
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Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier,
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| Publisher Address: | Waltham, MA : |
| Publication Dates: | [2016] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Third edition. |
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| Summary: |
"The Fungi, Third Edition offers a comprehensive and thoroughly integrated treatment of the biology of the fungi. This modern synthesis highlights the scientific foundations that continue to inform mycologists today, as well as recent breakthroughs and the formidable challenges in current research. The Fungi combines a wide scope with the depth of inquiry and clarity offered by three leading fungal biologists. The book describes the evolution and astonishing diversity of the fungi, their genetics and complex life cycles, and intriguing mechanisms of spore release. The distinctive cell biolog |
| Item Description: | Previous edition by: Michael J. Carlile, Sarah C. Watkinson, Graham W. Gooday. San Diego, California : Academic Press, 2001. |
| Carrier Form: | xv, 449 pages, 27 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780123820341 0123820340 |
| Index Number: | QK603 |
| CLC: | Q949.32 |
| Call Number: | Q949.32/C282/3rd ed. |
| Contents: | Fungal diversity / Nicholas P. Money -- Fungal cell biology and development / Nicholas P. Money -- Spore production, discharge, and dispersal / Nicholas P. Money -- Genetics : variation, sexuality, and evolution / Lynne Boddy -- Physiology and adaptation / Sarah C. Watkinson -- Molecular ecology / Sarah C. Watkinson -- Mutualistic symbiosis between fungi and autotrophs / Sarah C. Watkinson -- Pathogens of autotrophs / Lynne Boddy -- Interactions with humans and other animals / Lynne Boddy -- Interactions between fungi and other microbes / Lynne Boddy -- Fungi, ecosystems, and global change / |