Fungal endophytes on oak tress: Long-term patterns of abundance and associations with leafminers

Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 810-819

  Faeth, Stanley H ^a   Hammon, Kyle E ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asteromella; Cameraria; Endophyte frequency vs. time of year; Endophytic fungi vs. leafminers; Endophytic infections of rainy periods; Insect plant interactions; Leafminer associations with fungal endophytes; Macroherbivores vs. endophytic fungi; Mutualism; Ophiognomonia cryptica; Plectophomella; Quercus emoryi

Indexed keywords

EMORY OAK; ENDOPHYTE; LEAFMINER;

ASCOMYCESTES; ASTEROMELLA; CAMERARIA; COELOMUCETES; FAGACEAE; GRACILLARIIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; OPHIOGNOMONIA CRYPTICA; PLECTOPHOMELLA; QUERCUS EMORYI;

EID: 0030616843     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1997)078[0810:FEIOTL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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