Herbivores alter the fitness benefits of a plant-rhizobium mutualism

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 87-92

  Heath, Katy D ^a   Lau, Jennifer A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffuse interaction; Ecological cost; Indirect effect; Medicago truncatula; Sinorhizobium meliloti; Tri trophic

Indexed keywords

ANTAGONISM; DICOTYLEDON; FITNESS; GENOTYPE; HERBIVORE; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; MUTUALISM; REPRODUCTIVE COST; RHIZOBACTERIUM; TRITROPHIC INTERACTION;

MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA; RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 79951942234     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2010.12.002     Document Type: Article

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