Browsing FAS Scholarly Articles by Keyword "fungal spores"

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    • Dispersal of fungal spores on a cooperatively generated wind 

      Roper, M.; Seminara, A.; Bandi, M. M.; Cobb, A.; Dillard, H. R.; Pringle, Anne E. (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2010)
      Because of their microscopic size, the forcibly ejected spores of ascomycete fungi are quickly brought to rest by drag. Nonetheless some apothecial species, including the pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, disperse with ...

    • Explosively launched spores of ascomycete fungi have drag-minimizing shapes 

      Roper, M.; Pepper, R. E.; Brenner, Michael P.; Pringle, Anne E. (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2008)
      The forcibly launched spores of ascomycete fungi must eject through several millimeters of nearly still air surrounding fruiting bodies to reach dispersive air flows. Because of their microscopic size, spores experience ...