Coevolution in Lichens Export

@article{Ah87, abstract = {Lichens are good examples of coevolution because of their highly integrated nature and unique features. Lichens are associations of fungi and photosynthetic partners (photobionts). In many lichens, coevolution seems to be so far advanced that the symbionts can no longer live independently. Lichen fungi also have changed from free-living fungi. The species-pair concept in lichenology states that an evolutionary process is occurring whereby the asexual propagation process in lichens is being selected over the sexual process of the symbionts. It seems likely that the evolution of the fungal partner of a lichen has been closely linked with that of the photobiont resulting in reciprocal genetic changes in the symbionts.}, author = {Ahmadjian, V.}, citeulike-article-id = {2693039}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://md1.csa.com/partners/viewrecord.php?requester=gs&collection=ENV&recid=1784536&q=&uid=792617914&setcookie=yes}, journal = {Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences}, keywords = {biologie, flechte}, posted-at = {2008-04-20 15:30:33}, priority = {2}, title = {Coevolution in Lichens}, url = {http://md1.csa.com/partners/viewrecord.php?requester=gs&collection=ENV&recid=1784536&q=&uid=792617914&setcookie=yes}, year = {1987} }

TY - JOUR ID - Ah87 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2693039 N2 - Lichens are good examples of coevolution because of their highly integrated nature and unique features. Lichens are associations of fungi and photosynthetic partners (photobionts). In many lichens, coevolution seems to be so far advanced that the symbionts can no longer live independently. Lichen fungi also have changed from free-living fungi. The species-pair concept in lichenology states that an evolutionary process is occurring whereby the asexual propagation process in lichens is being selected over the sexual process of the symbionts. It seems likely that the evolution of the fungal partner of a lichen has been closely linked with that of the photobiont resulting in reciprocal genetic changes in the symbionts. JF - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences TI - Coevolution in Lichens KW - biologie KW - flechte AU - Ahmadjian, V PY - 1987/// UR - http://md1.csa.com/partners/viewrecord.php?requester=gs&collection=ENV&recid=1784536&q=&uid=792617914&setcookie=yes ER -