The Ecology and Physiology of the Fungal Mycelium.

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Contributors Preface Nomenclature 1. The fungal mycelium - and historical perspective P. H. Gregory 2. Regulation of hyphal branching and hyphal orientation A. P. J. Trinci 3. Colony ontogeny in basidiomycetes G. M. Butler 4. Hyphal interactions in Schizophyllum commune: the di-mon mating T. T. Nguyen and D. J. Niderpruem 5. Hyphal fusion in Coriolus versicolor R. C. Aylmore and N. K. Todd 6. The mycelial habit and secondary metabolite production M. O. Moss 7. Water flow through mycelia D. H. Jennings 8. Morphogenesis of the Serpula lacrimans colony in relation to its functions in nature S. C. Watkinson 9. Distribution, development and functioning of mycelial cord systems of decomposer basidiomycetes of the deciduous woodland floor W. Thompson 10. The structure and function of the vegetative mycelium of mycorrhizal roots D. J. Read 11. Autecology and the mycelium of a woodland litter decomposer J. C. Frankland 12. The micro-environment of basidiomycete mycelia in temperate deciduous woodlands L. Boddy 13. Interrelationships between vegetative development and basidiocarp initiation M. Raudaskoski and M. Salonen 14. Physiology and ecology of rhythmic growth and sporulation in fungi G. Lysek 15. Senescence in Podospora anerina and its implication for genetic engineering K. Esser, U. Kuck, U. Stahl and P. Tudzynski 16. The mycelial biology of Endothia parasitics. I. nuclear and cytoplasmic genes that determine morphology and virulence S. L. Anagnostakis 17. Variation and heterokaryosis in Rhizoctonia solani N. A. Anderson 18. Interspecific mycelial interactions - an overview A. D. M. Rayner and J. F. Webber 19. Mycelial development and lectin-carbohydrate interactions in nematode-trapping fungi B. Nordbring-Hertz 20. Mycelial interactions and mitochondrial inheritance in Aspergillus J. H. Croft and R. B. G. Dales 21. Inter-mycelial recognition systems in Ceratocystis ulmi: their pysiological properties and ecological importance C. M. Brasier 22. The mycelial biology of Endothia parasitica. II. vegetative incompatibility S. L. Anagnostakis 23. The biological consequences of individualistic mycelium A. D. M. Rayner, D. Coates, A. M. Ainsworth, T. J. H. Adams, E. N. D. Williams and N. K. Todd Index of generic and specific names Subject index.