Mycophagy by a millipede and its possible impact on an insect-fungus mutualism

Oikos

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 67-74

  Bultman, Thomas L ^a   Mathews, Patrick L ^b  

^a TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECT-FUNGUS MUTUALISM; MILLIPEDE; MUTUALISM; MYCOPHAGY;

ANIULUS BOLLMANI; DIPLOPODA; EPICHLOE TYPHINA;

EID: 0029775248     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546322     Document Type: Article

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