Fungal associations in Asphondylia (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) galls from Australia and South Africa: implications for biological control of invasive acacias

Fungal Ecology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 121-134

  Adair, Robin J ^a   Burgess, Treena ^b   Serdani, Maryna ^c   Barber, Paul ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acacia; Asphondylia; Biological control; Botryosphaeria dothidea; Cecidomyiidae; Dichomera; Galls; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ASPHONDYLIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOTRYOSPHAERIA DOTHIDEA; CECIDOMYIIDAE; DICHOMERA; DIPTERA; FUNGI;

EID: 65649104528     PISSN: 17545048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2009.02.003     Document Type: Article

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