Thelohania solenopsae (Microsporidia) infection in Solenopsis invicta correlated with increased arthropod diversity

Southwestern Entomologist

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-79

  Brain, Matthew S ^a   Cook, Jerry L ^a   Cook, Tamara J ^a  

^a Sam Houston State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MICROSPORIDIA; SOLENOPSIS; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA; THELOHANIA; THELOHANIA SOLENOPSAE;

EID: 2942657720     PISSN: 01471724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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