An unusual Botanophila-Epichloë association in a population of orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata) in Poland

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 44, Issue 45, 2010, Pages 2817-2824

  Górzyńska, Karolina ^a   Lembicz, Marlena ^a   Olszanowski, Ziemowit ^a   Leuchtmann, Adrian ^b  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Botanophila; Dactylis glomerata; Epichlo ; Mutualism

Indexed keywords

DISEASE VECTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FLY; FUNGAL DISEASE; GRASS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LARVA; MUTUALISM; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION;

POLAND;

ANTHOMYIIDAE; BOTANOPHILA; DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; DIPTERA; EPICHLOE; FUNGI;

EID: 78149393566     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2010.521595     Document Type: Article

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