Environmental conditions and host plant origin override endophyte effects on invertebrate communities

Fungal Diversity

Volumn 47, Issue , 2011, Pages 109-118

  Vesterlund, Salla Riikka ^a   Helander, Marjo ^a   Faeth, Stanley H ^b   Hyvönen, Terho ^c   Saikkonen, Kari ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

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

^c FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Endophytic fungi; Functional guild; Genetic variation; Herbivory; Invertebrate diversity and community structure; Tall fescue

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; FUNGI; INVERTEBRATA; NEOTYPHODIUM; NEOTYPHODIUM COENOPHIALUM; POACEAE;

EID: 79955857475     PISSN: 15602745     EISSN: 18789129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13225-011-0089-x     Document Type: Article

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