Mechanisms of coexistence of two sympatric entomopathogenic nematodes, Steinernema affine and S. kraussei (Nematoda: Steinernematidae), in a central European oak woodland soil

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 65-70

  Půža, Vladimír ^a,b   Mráček, Zdeněk ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^b CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Competition; Distribution; Host range; Seasonal dynamics

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; NEMATODA; STEINERNEMA AFFINE; STEINERNEMA KRAUSSEI; STEINERNEMATIDAE;

EID: 77950866657     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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