Diversity, prevalence and virulence of fungal entomopathogens in colonies of the ant Formica selysi

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 231-239

  Reber, A ^a   Chapuisat, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ant pathogens; Formica selysi; Host parasite; Parasite diversity; Social insects; Soil fungi

Indexed keywords

ANT; COLONY STRUCTURE; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; FUNGUS; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; HABITAT TYPE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; SOCIAL INSECT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VIRULENCE;

CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FORMICA SELYSI; FORMICIDAE; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; METARHIZIUM; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; PAECILOMYCES LILACINUS;

EID: 84859782507     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-011-0209-3     Document Type: Article

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