Do mycorrhizal symbioses cause rarity in orchids?

A narrow group of monophyletic Tulasnella (Tulasnellaceae) symbiont lineages are associated with multiple species of Chiloglottis (Orchidaceae): Implications for orchid diversity

(2010) Sean A. Roche et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Orchid biogeography and factors associated with rarity in a biodiversity hotspot, the Southwest Australian Floristic Region

(2010) Ryan D. Phillips et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY

Ecological specialization in mycorrhizal symbiosis leads to rarity in an endangered orchid

(2010) NIGEL D. SWARTS et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Low specificity and nested subset structure characterize mycorrhizal associations in five closely related species of the genus Orchis

(2010) HANS JACQUEMYN et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Taxonomic and functional characterisation of fungi from the Sebacina vermifera complex from common and rare orchids in the genus Caladenia

(2010) Magali M. Wright et al.   MYCORRHIZA

Pollinator specificity, floral odour chemistry and the phylogeny of Australian sexually deceptive Chiloglottis orchids: implications for pollinator-driven speciation

(2010) Rod Peakall et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Functional and genetic diversity of mycorrhizal fungi from single plants of Caladenia formosa (Orchidaceae)

(2009) Tien T. Huynh et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Terrestrial orchid conservation in the age of extinction

(2009) Nigel D. Swarts et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Independent recruitment of saprotrophic fungi as mycorrhizal partners by tropical achlorophyllous orchids

(2009) Florent Martos et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Mycorrhizal associations and other means of nutrition of vascular plants: understanding the global diversity of host plants by resolving conflicting information and developing reliable means of diagnosis

(2009) Mark C. Brundrett   PLANT AND SOIL

OCBIL theory: towards an integrated understanding of the evolution, ecology and conservation of biodiversity on old, climatically buffered, infertile landscapes

(2009) Stephen D. Hopper   PLANT AND SOIL

The sixth mass coextinction: are most endangered species parasites and mutualists?

(2009) R. R. Dunn et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Identity and specificity of the fungi forming mycorrhizas with the rare mycoheterotrophic orchid Rhizanthella gardneri

(2009) Jeremy Bougoure et al.  

High mycorrhizal specificity in a widespread mycoheterotrophic plant, Eulophia zollingeri (Orchidaceae)

(2008) Yuki Ogura-Tsujita et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Strong host preference of ectomycorrhizal fungi in a Tasmanian wet sclerophyll forest as revealed by DNA barcoding and taxon-specific primers

(2008) Leho Tedersoo et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Internal transcribed spacer primers and sequences for improved characterization of basidiomycetous orchid mycorrhizas

(2008) D. Lee Taylor et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Orchid mycorrhiza: implications of a mycophagous life style

(2008) Hanne N. Rasmussen et al.   OIKOS

A Rapid Bootstrap Algorithm for the RAxML Web Servers

(2008) Alexandros Stamatakis et al.   SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY