Investigations of an association between the stinkhorn fungus and badger setts

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 983-992

  Sleeman, D P ^a   Jones, P ^a   Cronin, J N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Badger; Blowfly; Interactions; Ireland; Spore dispersal; Stinkhorn fungus

Indexed keywords

BADGER; BADGER SETTS; BLOWFLY; ECOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION; SPORE DISPERSAL; STINKHORN FUNGUS;

CALLIPHORA VICINA; CALLIPHORA VOMITORIA; CALLIPHORIDAE; DIPTERA; LUCILIA CAESAR; LUCILIA SERICATA; MELES MELES; MUSCIDAE; PHALLUS IMPUDICUS; PHAONIA SUBVENTA; POLIETES LARDARIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; GLEBA; PHAONIA; SERICATA; TAXIDEA TAXUS; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 0030613427     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222939700770481     Document Type: Article

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