Emergent fungal entomopathogen does not alter density dependence in a viral competitor

Ecology

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1217-1222

  Liebhold, Andrew M ^a   Plymale, Ruth ^b   Elkinton, Joseph S ^c   Hajek, Ann E ^a  

^a NORTHERN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Density dependence; Entomophaga maimaiga; Gypsy moth; Host pathogen dynamics; Lepidoptera; Lymantria dispar; Nucleopolyhedrovirus; Pathogens

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DENSITY DEPENDENCE; EMERGENCE; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; FUNGAL DISEASE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MORTALITY; MOTH; PATHOGENICITY; POPULATION CYCLE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENTOMOPHTHORALES; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOTH; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYHEDROSIS VIRUS; POPULATION DENSITY; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; ENTOMOPHTHORALES; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; MOTHS; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; POPULATION DENSITY;

NORTH AMERICA;

ENTOMOPHAGA MAIMAIGA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYMANTRIA; LYMANTRIA DISPAR; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS;

EID: 84879576848     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/12-1329.1     Document Type: Article

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