Variation of insect attracting odor in endophytic Epichloë fungi: Phylogenetic constrains versus host influence

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 772-782

  Steinebrunner, Fabrizio ^a   Schiestl, Florian P ^b   Leuchtmann, Adrian ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Botanophila; Chokol K; Epichlo endophytes; Methyl (Z) 3 methyldodec 2 enoate; Odor communication

Indexed keywords

INSECT ATTRACTANTS; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHEROMONE;

ANGIOSPERM; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGUS; GRASS; INSECT; MYCOPARASITE; ODOR; PHYLOGENETICS; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; CHEMISTRY; FLY; GENETICS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; ODOR; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; SYMBIOSIS; VOLATILIZATION;

ANIMALS; DIPTERA; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HYPOCREALES; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ODORS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PHEROMONES; PHYLOGENY; POACEAE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SYMBIOSIS; VOLATILIZATION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; POLAND; SWITZERLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ASCOMYCOTA; BOTANOPHILA; CLAVICIPITACEAE; EPICHLOE; EPICHLOE FESTUCAE; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 45849104581     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-008-9476-5     Document Type: Article

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