Stroma-forming endophyte Epichloë glyceriae provides wound-inducible herbivore resistance to its grass host

Oikos

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 629-633

  Gonthier, David J ^a   Sullivan, Terrence J ^a   Brown, Kenneth L ^a   Wurtzel, Benjamin ^a   Lawal, Rasheed ^a   VandenOever, Kenny ^a   Buchan, Zachary ^a   Bultman, Thomas L ^a  

^a HOPE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ALKALOID; ANCESTRY; ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENSE; APHID; BIOASSAY; DAMAGE; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGUS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENE EXPRESSION; GRASS; HERBIVORE; INDUCED RESPONSE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MUTUALISM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; WOUNDING;

APHIDIDAE; EPICHLOE; EPICHLOE GLYCERIAE; GLYCERIA STRIATA; NEOTYPHODIUM; NEOTYPHODIUM COENOPHIALUM; POACEAE; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA;

EID: 41149155066     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2008.16483.x     Document Type: Article

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