Truffles (Tuber spp.) are symbiotic fungi that develop underground in association with plant
roots. Food connoisseurs describe their scent as sensual, seductive and unique. These …

Dispersal of mycorrhizal fungi via animals and the importance for the interacting partners' life
history as well as for ecosystems is an understudied topic. In this review, we describe the …

"… a number of chapters provide excellent summaries of the modern methods available for
studying fungal ecology, along with those more traditional methods that are still extremely …

Molecular phylogenetic analyses for the gomphoid-phalloid fungi were conducted based on
the five gene dataset with extensive taxon sampling. The monophyly of the gomphoid …

The consumption of fungi by animals is a significant trophic interaction in most terrestrial
ecosystems, yet the role mammals play in these associations has been incompletely …

Volatiles released from fruiting bodies of the polypores Fomitopsis pinicola and Fomes
fomentarius (Polyporaceae) were collected by entrainment and SPME techniques and …

The genetic structure of ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungal populations results from both
vegetative and sexual propagation. In this study, we have analysed the spatial genetic …

Truffles are among the most expensive foods and their quality depends on their unique
aroma, composed of complex mixtures of lipophilic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) …

To understand the biogeography of truffle-like fungi, DNA sequences were analysed from
representative taxa of Hysterangiales. Multigene phylogenies and the results of ancestral …

The attraction of beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) to odours of the wood-decaying polypore
fungi Fomitopsis pinicola and Fomes fomentarius was studied at one spruce-dominated and …