The interaction of a Botanophila fly species with an exotic Epichloë fungus in a cultivated grass: Fungivore or mutualist?

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 99-105

  Rao, Sujaya ^a   Baumann, Denise ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthomyiidae; Ascomycetes; Choke disease; Clavicipitaceae; Diptera; Endemic fly; Epichlo ; Exotic fungus; Fungus fertilization; Orchard grass; Oregon; Typhina fungus fly interaction

Indexed keywords

DISEASE; FLY; FUNGUS; MUTUALISM;

ANTHOMYIIDAE; ASCOMYCOTA; BOTANOPHILA; CLAVICIPITACEAE; DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; DIPTERA; EPICHLOE; EPICHLOE ELYMI; EPICHLOE TYPHINA; FUNGI; POACEAE;

EID: 4043062886     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0013-8703.2004.00189.x     Document Type: Article

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