The evolution of uniparental transmission of fungal symbionts in fungus-growing termites (Macrotermitinae)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 65-71

  Korb, Judith ^a   Aanen, Duur K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Evolutionary conflict; Host symbiont conflict; Mutualism; Symbiosis; Termitomyces

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; FUNGUS; HORIZONTAL TRANSMISSION; HOST-SYMBIONT INTERACTION; MUTUALISM; TERMITE; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FORMICIDAE; FUNGI; ISOPTERA; MACROTERMES; MACROTERMES BELLICOSUS; MACROTERMITINAE; MICROTERMES; TERMITIDAE; TERMITOMYCES;

EID: 0037903113     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-002-0559-y     Document Type: Review

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