Allee effect in the infection dynamics of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana (Bals) Vuill. on the beetle, Mylabris pustulata

Mycopathologia

Volumn 161, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 385-394

  Devi, K Uma ^a   Rao, C Uma Maheswara ^a  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

High effective conidial dose; Semelparous life history; Sigmoid dose mortality response; Threshold dose

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; BEETLE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; HYPOCREALES; VIRULENCE;

BEAUVERIA; COLEOPTERA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MELOIDAE; MYLABRIS PUSTULATA;

EID: 33745023065     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-006-0020-2     Document Type: Article

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