The effects of endophytes on seed production and seed predation of tall fescue and meadow fescue

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 928-934

  Saari, Susanna ^a,b,c   Helander, Marjo ^c   Faeth, Stanley H ^a   Saikkonen, Kari ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; FUNGUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LOLIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOMASS; FUNGI; LOLIUM; MOTHS; SEEDS; SYMBIOSIS;

DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; FESTUCA PRATENSIS; LEPIDOPTERA; POACEAE;

EID: 78149471236     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-010-9749-8     Document Type: Article

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