Rapid changes in thermal sensitivity of entomopathogenic nematodes in response to selection at temperature extremes

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 65-73

  Grewal, Parwinder S ^a,b   Gaugler, Randy ^a   Shupe, Charles ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Biosys Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Biological control; Entomopathogenic nematodes; Heterorhabditis bacteriophora; Steinernema anomali; Temperature selection; Thermal niches; Thermal sensitivity; Virulence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; HETERORHABDITIDAE; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; NEMATODA; RHABDITIDA; STEINERNEMA ANOMALI; STEINERNEMATIDAE; XENORHABDUS; XENORHABDUS SP.;

EID: 0003107075     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jipa.1996.0059     Document Type: Article

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