Since publication of the first edition of Volume I in 1994, the field of fungal biology has developed tremendously, mainly through the advancement of various molecular techniques and international fungal genome projects. To accommodate these developments, the second edition has been completely updated. Six chapters have been revised by former authors, others by newly recruited experts, and also novel subjects, emerged in more recent years, have been added to the book. Leading scientists in the field have compiled comprehensive overviews, as well as latest results obtained from cytological, genetic and molecular studies. The topics include: cellular and colony growth of fungi, cellular fusion and incompatibility, senescence and programmed cell death, environmental and physiological signalling in differentiation processes, asexual and sexual reproduction, and mitosis and meiosis of various types of fungi. Both parallels and differences become visible between individual fungi, as well as between fungal classes.
Pages
454
Format
ebook
Publisher
Springer
Release
January 01, 2006
ISBN
1280625635
ISBN 13
9781280625633
The Mycota, Volume 1: Growth, differentiation and sexuality
Since publication of the first edition of Volume I in 1994, the field of fungal biology has developed tremendously, mainly through the advancement of various molecular techniques and international fungal genome projects. To accommodate these developments, the second edition has been completely updated. Six chapters have been revised by former authors, others by newly recruited experts, and also novel subjects, emerged in more recent years, have been added to the book. Leading scientists in the field have compiled comprehensive overviews, as well as latest results obtained from cytological, genetic and molecular studies. The topics include: cellular and colony growth of fungi, cellular fusion and incompatibility, senescence and programmed cell death, environmental and physiological signalling in differentiation processes, asexual and sexual reproduction, and mitosis and meiosis of various types of fungi. Both parallels and differences become visible between individual fungi, as well as between fungal classes.