Prevalence and impact of a virulent parasite on a tripartite mutualism

Oecologia

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 99-106

  Currie, Cameron R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Escovopsis; Leaf cutting ants; Mutualism; Parasitism; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

MUTUALISM; PARASITE; PARASITE PREVALENCE;

PANAMA;

ACROMYRMEX; ATTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCOVOPSIS; FORMICIDAE; FUNGI;

EID: 0034931058     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420100630     Document Type: Article

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