The effects of plant population size on the interactions between the endangered plant Scorzonera humilis, a specialised herbivore, and a phytopathogenic fungus

Oikos

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-78

  Colling, G ^a,b   Matthies, D ^c  

^a MUSÉE NATIONAL D HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (Luxembourg)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; FUNGUS; HERBIVORY; PATHOGEN; PLANT; POPULATION SIZE;

ANIMALIA; ASTERACEAE; BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI; HETEROSTYLODES; INSECTA; SCORZONERA; USTILAGINALES; USTILAGO;

EID: 1042298881     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2004.12783.x     Document Type: Article

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