Model systems in ecology: dissecting the endophyte-grass literature

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 428-433

  Saikkonen, Kari ^a   Lehtonen, Päivi ^b   Helander, Marjo ^b   Koricheva, Julia ^c   Faeth, Stanley H ^d  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECOSYSTEM; FESCUE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LOLIUM; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SYMBIOSIS; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FESTUCA; LOLIUM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RESEARCH DESIGN; SYMBIOSIS; XENOPUS;

FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 33747775465     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2006.07.001     Document Type: Article

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