SUMMARY True morels (Morchella spp., Morchellaceae, Ascomycota) are widely regarded
as a highly prized delicacy and are of great economic and scientific value. Recently, the …

Genomic regions determining sexual compatibility often display recombination suppression,
as occurs in sex chromosomes, plant self‐incompatibility loci and fungal mating‐type loci …

Background The growing importance of the ubiquitous fungal genus Trichoderma
(Hypocreales, Ascomycota) requires understanding of its biology and evolution. Many …

Invasive forest pathogens are a major threat to forests worldwide, causing increasing
damage. The knowledge of both the specific traits underlying the capacity of a pathogen to …

Sexual development in filamentous fungi is a complex process that relies on the precise
control of and interaction between a variety of genetic networks and pathways. The mating …

Fungi do not have different sexes characterized by specific morphological organs but control
sexual development by physiological differences defined by mating types. While other …

This paper addresses the stability of mycelial growth in fungi and differences between
ascomycetes and basidiomycetes. Starting with general evolutionary theories of …

Aspergillus flavus colonizes agricultural commodities worldwide and contaminates them
with carcinogenic aflatoxins. The high genetic diversity of A. flavus populations is largely due …

Darwin was the first to recognize that sexual selection is a strong evolutionary force.
Exaggerated traits allow same-sex individuals to compete over access to mates and provide …

In anisogamous species, sexual selection is expected to be stronger in males. Bateman's
principles state that the variance in (i) reproductive and (ii) mating success is greater for …