Fungal grass endophytes and arthropod communities: Lessons from plant defence theory and multitrophic interactions

Fungal Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 364-371

  Faeth, Stanley H ^a   Saari, Susanna ^a  

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

Author keywords

Arthropods; Communities; Endophyte; Herbivores; Neotyphodium; Parasites; Plant defence theory; Predators; Trophic interactions

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; NEOTYPHODIUM; POACEAE;

EID: 84859632397     PISSN: 17545048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2011.09.003     Document Type: Article

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