Phoretic symbionts of the mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae hopkins)

Forest Science

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 512-526

  Mercado, Javier E ^a   Hofstetter, Richard W ^b   Reboletti, Danielle M ^c   Negrón, José F ^d  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^d ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bark beetles; Fungi; Mites; Nematodes; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; FORESTRY; FUNGI;

BARK BEETLE; DENDROCTONUS PONDEROSAE; HOPKINS; MITES; MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE; NEMATODES; POPULATION LEVELS; SYMBIOSIS;

ASSOCIATION REACTIONS;

ARACHNIDS; BACTERIA; FORESTRY; FUNGI; INSECTS;

EID: 84902308841     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5849/forsci.13-045     Document Type: Review

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