Entomopathogenic fungi carried by the cave orb weaver spider, Meta ovalis (Araneae, Tetragnathidae), with implications for mycoflora transer to cave crickets

Journal of Cave and Karst Studies

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 116-120

  Yoder, Jay A ^a   Benoit, Joshua B ^b   Christensen, Brady S ^a   Croxall, Travis J ^a   Hobbs III, Horton H ^a  

^a WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CAVE; CRICKET; FLORA; FUNGUS; PATHOGEN; SPIDER;

ABSIDIA; ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; ASPERGILLUS; BEAUVERIA; CLADOSPORIUM; FUNGI; HADENOECUS CUMBERLANDICUS; MUCOR; MYCELIA STERILIA; PAECILOMYCES SP.; PENICILLIUM; RHAPHIDOPHORIDAE; RHIZOPUS; TETRAGNATHIDAE; TRICHODERMA;

EID: 74949104236     PISSN: 10906924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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