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Resource limitation is a driver of local adaptation in mycorrhizal symbioses
Author(s): N. C. Johnson, G. W. T. Wilson, M. A. Bowker, J. A. Wilson and R. M. Miller
Year: 2010
Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Volume: 107
Issue: 5
Pages: 2093-2098
Article Topic(s): Ecotype,Mycorrhizae,Establishment methods
Research Setting(s): Prairie
Species Referenced: Andropogon gerardii (Big bluestem),
Abstract
Examines the role of soil fertility in symbiotic relationships between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi(AMF) and plants. Both AMF and Andropogon gerardii ecotypes showed adaptations to their home soil.Suggested Citation
N. C. Johnson, G. W. T. Wilson, M. A. Bowker, J. A. Wilson and R. M. Miller. "Resource limitation is a driver of local adaptation in mycorrhizal symbioses." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 107.5 (2010): 2093-2098.Go back