Habitat associations of two entomopathogenic nematodes: A quantitative study using real-time quantitative polymerase chain reactions

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 238-245

  Torr, Peter ^a   Spiridonov, Sergei E ^b   Heritage, Stuart ^c   Wilson, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

^c FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entomopathogenic nematodes; Habitat preference; Real time PCR; Steinernema

Indexed keywords

HELMINTH DNA; PRIMER DNA; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; GRASSLAND; HABITAT SELECTION; NEMATODE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION ECOLOGY; POPULATION SIZE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME; SOIL BIOTA; WOODLAND;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; INSECT; METHODOLOGY; NEMATODE; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION DENSITY; SOIL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; ECOSYSTEM; INSECTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION DENSITY; RHABDITIDA; SCOTLAND; SOIL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; NEMATODA; STEINERNEMA; STEINERNEMA AFFINE; STEINERNEMA KRAUSSEI;

EID: 33846958779     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01196.x     Document Type: Article

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