Fungal-mediated multitrophic interactions - do grass endophytes in diet protect voles from predators?

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Saari, Susanna ^a,b   Sundell, Janne ^c,e   Huitu, Otso ^d   Helander, Marjo ^b   Ketoja, Elise ^d   Ylönen, Hannu ^c   Saikkonen, Kari ^a  

^a PLANT PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^d FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARVICOLINAE; BODY WEIGHT; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; PREDATION; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; BODY WEIGHT; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POACEAE; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RISK; SEX FACTORS; SMELL;

EID: 77955324801     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009845     Document Type: Article

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