Ants, Plants and Fungi: A View on Some Patterns of Interaction and Diversity

Abstract

*[In this article the author describes further activities during his lifework in regard to ant-plant interactions resulting in dispersal & distribution of plant. In respect to speciation & to evolution of high ranked taxa within the fungi, discussed mainly in relation to the genus Pleurotus & the order Boletales. In fungi, the investigations include breeding systems, isolation barriers, polyploidy, pigment patterns, & DNA phylogeny. The pigment patterning in Boletales correlates well with the phylogeny as revealed by DNA analysis of selected gene sections.]