The cost of mutualism in fly-fungus interaction

Oecologia

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 85-90

  Bultman, Thomas L ^a   Welch, Allison M ^b   Boning, Rebecca A ^a   Bowdish, Todd I ^c  

^a TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Botanophila; Epichloe; Mutualism; Mycophagy; Pollinating parasites

Indexed keywords

FLY; FUNGUS; MUTUALISM; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ANTHOMYIIDAE; BOTANOPHILA; DIPTERA; EPICHLOE ELYMI;

EID: 0033852634     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050027     Document Type: Article

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