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The Bird's Nest Fungi.
All known species of Nidulariaceae, including many only recently recognized, are described in this volume. Brodie reports on all aspects of growth, structure, development, and life-cycle of these fungi, both in nature and in laboratory culture.
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Toronto :
University of Toronto Press,
1975.
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| Collection: | Heritage.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Cover
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Organization and Use of the Book
- 1 General Account of the Nidulariaceae
- A / Introduction and general structure
- B / Dispersal
- C / Nuclear behaviour
- D / Other aspects of bird's nest fungi
- 2 Brief Historical Outline
- A / Early studies
- B / Unravelling of the dispersal problem
- C / Recent studies
- D / Conclusion
- 3 Basidiospore Form, Development, and Germination
- A / Form and structure
- B / Development
- C / Germination
- D / Germ tubes and germlings
- 4 Characteristics and Interactions of Homokaryotic Mycelia
- A / Characteristics
- B / Nutritional requirements
- C / Mycelial interactions
- 5 Heterokaryotic Mycelium and Fruit Body Formation
- A / Characteristics of heterokaryotic mycelium
- B / Formation of sporocarps
- C / Conditions known to affect fruiting
- D / Early signs of fruiting
- E / Opening of mature sporocarps
- F / Orientation of sporocarps
- G / Irregular fruiting
- H / Variation in form of sporocarps
- I / Details of sporocarp development
- 6 Morphology and Behaviour of Nuclei
- 7 The Fruit Body as a Spore Dispersal Mechanism
- A / The mechanism
- B / The funiculus
- C / The wall of the fruit body
- D / Shape of fruit body and angle of its sides
- E / Plications and setae
- F / Position of fruit body
- G / Surface and arrangement of peridioles
- 8 Experiments on Splash Dispersal of Perodioles
- A / The germ of the idea
- B / The experiments
- 9 Occurrence, Distribution, and Ecology
- A / General
- B / Occurrence
- C / Distribution and ecology
- 10 Miscellaneous Observations and Notes
- A / Ingestion of bird's nest fungi by humans
- B / Some metabolites of Cyathus
- C / Rain-splash dispersal in other plants
- D / Other cupulate fruit bodies and some thoughts on evolution
- 11 Review of Taxonomic Characters.
- A / Introduction
- B / Macroscopic characteristics
- C / Microscopic characteristics
- 12 The Genera Nidularia and Mycocalia
- A / Distinction between the two genera
- B / The genus Nidularia
- C / The genus Mycocalia
- D / Notes on doubtful species of Nidularia
- 13 The Genera Nidula and Crucibulum
- A / Nidula
- B / The genus Crucibulum
- 14 The Genus Cyathus
- A / The genus
- B / The groups of Cyathus
- C / Cyathus species and synonyms listed alphabetically
- D / Species descriptions by groups
- E / Doubtful species
- Nidulariana
- Selected Bibliography
- Glossary
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- L
- M
- P
- S
- T
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- X
- Z.