Interactions between herbivores and endophyte-infected Festuca rubra from the Scottish islands of St. Kilda, Benbecula and Rum

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 847-860

  Bazely, Dawn R ^a   Vicari, Mark ^a,d   Emmerich, Samantha ^b   Filip, Lynda ^a   Lin, David ^a   Inman, Alastair ^c,e  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e WESLEYAN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acremonium; Epichloe festucae; Locust; Plant defence; Soay sheep

Indexed keywords

EPICHLOE FESTUCAE; FESTUCA RUBRA; FUNGI; OVIS ARIES; SCHEDONORUS ARUNDINACEUS;

EID: 0030851135     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2405276     Document Type: Article

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