Fungal Biology

5.

Reproduction and Life Cycles

5.1.

Asexual Reproduction

5.1.1.

Conidial Production

5.1.1.1.

Conidiophore Development

5.1.1.2.

Spore Formation

5.1.1.3.

Dispersal Mechanisms

5.1.2.

Sporangial Reproduction

5.1.2.1.

Sporangium Structure

5.1.2.2.

5.1.2.3.

Environmental Triggers

5.1.3.

Vegetative Propagation

5.1.3.1.

Hyphal Fragmentation

5.1.3.2.

Budding Process

5.1.3.3.

Specialized Propagules

5.1.4.

Asexual Spore Types

5.1.4.1.

5.1.4.2.

Sporangiospores

5.1.4.3.

5.1.4.4.

5.1.4.5.

5.2.

Sexual Reproduction

5.2.1.

5.2.1.1.

5.2.1.2.

5.2.1.3.

Mating Type Genes

5.2.1.4.

Compatibility Factors

5.2.2.

5.2.2.1.

5.2.2.2.

Dikaryotic Phase

5.2.2.3.

5.2.2.4.

5.2.3.

Sexual Spore Formation

5.2.3.1.

Zygospore Development

5.2.3.2.

Ascospore Formation

5.2.3.3.

Basidiospore Production

5.2.4.

Fruiting Body Development

5.2.4.1.

Initiation Signals

5.2.4.2.

5.2.4.3.

Spore Maturation

5.3.

Life Cycle Patterns

5.3.1.

Haplontic Cycles

5.3.2.

Diplontic Cycles

5.3.3.

Haplo-diplontic Cycles

5.3.4.

Parasexual Cycles

5.4.

Reproductive Strategies

5.4.1.

Timing of Reproduction

5.4.2.

Resource Allocation

5.4.3.

Dispersal Adaptations

5.4.4.

Survival Strategies

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