Reproductive significance of feeding on saprobic and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi by the collembolan, Folsomia candida

Functional Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 756-761

  Klironomos, J N ^a   Bednarczuk, E M ^a   Neville, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhiza; Collembola; Optimal foraging theory; Soil fungi

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE VALUE; ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; FOOD PREFERENCE; FUNGUS; GRAZING; REPRODUCTION; SOIL FAUNA;

EID: 0033403631     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1999.00379.x     Document Type: Article

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