Endophytic fungi decrease available resources for the aphid Rhopalosiphum padi and impair their ability to induce defences against predators

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 80-85

  Züst, Tobias ^a   Härri, Simone A ^a   Müller, Christine B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ladybird larvae; Neotyphodium coenophialum; Non lethal predator; Pheromone; Poor quality host; Reproductive compensation; Wing induction

Indexed keywords

APHID; BEETLE; COMPENSATION; DEFENSE MECHANISM; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGUS; GRASS; HOST QUALITY; LARVA; PHEROMONE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; WING;

APHIDIDAE; AVES; FUNGI; NEOTYPHODIUM COENOPHIALUM; POACEAE; RHOPALOSIPHUM PADI;

EID: 38349166686     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2007.00940.x     Document Type: Article

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