Sex in Fungi Molecular Determination and Evolutionary Implications

An invaluable resource that will guide new research on the major groups within the fungal kingdom. Provides illuminating insights into the molecular details of cell-type specification, mating-type switching, pheromone perception and signaling, and cellular and nuclear fusion. Includes chapters on both model and pathogenic fungi, as well as a section that looks forward to what we hope to learn in other fungal lineages. Concludes with a selection of chapters on the implications of sex and studies of experimental evolution in a broader evolutionary context.