A new kind of mutualism between fungi and insects

Mycological Research

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 235-238

  Bultman, Thomas L ^a,b,c,d   White Jr , James F ^a   Bowdish, Todd I ^a   Welch, Allison M ^a  

^a TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSS FERTILIZATION; FUNGI; INSECT; MUTUALISM;

ANTHOMYIIDAE; DIPTERA; EPICHLOE TYPHINA; PHORBIA PHRENIONE;

EID: 0031869921     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756297004802     Document Type: Article

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