Genetically based vertical transmission drives the frequency of the symbiosis between grasses and systemic fungal endophytes

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 743-752

  Gibert, Anaïs ^a   Hazard, Laurent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Environmental heterogeneity; Epichlo festucae; Fitness differential; Mutualism; Plant population and community dynamics; Symbiont fixation; Vertical transmission

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ENDOPHYTE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FITNESS; FUNGUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GRASS; GRAZING; HETEROGENEITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MUTUALISM; NATURAL SELECTION; SOIL NUTRIENT; TRADE-OFF;

EPICHLOE; EPICHLOE FESTUCAE; FESTUCA ESKIA; POACEAE;

EID: 84876681073     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12073     Document Type: Article

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