Fungi associated to Platypus cylindrus Fab. (Coleoptera: Platypodidae) in cork oak Fungos associados ao insecto Platypus cylindrus Fab. (Coleoptera: Platypodidae) em sobreiro

Platypus cylindrus is a pest that since the 80’s of the last century has been considered a cork oak mortality agent in Portugal. It is an ambrosia beetle that establishes complex symbioses with fungi whose role in the insect-fungus-host interaction has not been completely clarified. In order to char...

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Main Authors: Joana Henriques, Maria de Lurdes Inácio, Edmundo Sousa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade de Ciências Agrárias de Portugal 2009-12-01
Series:Revista de Ciências Agrárias
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.oces.mctes.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0871-018X2009000200007