Aphid genotypes vary in their response to the presence of fungal endosymbionts in host plants

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1775-1780

  Bieri, A P S ^b   HArri S A ^a,b   Vorburger, C ^b   MUller C B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Endophytic fungi; Genotype environment interaction; Herbivory; Life history evolution; Microbes; Mutualism; Neotyphodium coenophialum; Plant herbivore interaction; Tall fescue; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

APHID; ENDOSYMBIONT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FITNESS; FUNGUS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; GRASS; HOST PLANT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MUTUALISM; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; TOXIN; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMAL; APHID; ARTICLE; FUNGUS; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LOLIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALS; APHIDS; FUNGI; GENOTYPE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; LOLIUM; SYMBIOSIS;

APHIDIDAE; AVES; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; FUNGI; LOLIUM; NEOTYPHODIUM COENOPHIALUM; RHOPALOSIPHUM PADI;

EID: 67650403388     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01788.x     Document Type: Article

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