Conifer stored resources and resistance to a fungus associated with the spruce bark beetle Ips typographus.

Bark beetles and associated fungi are among the greatest natural threats to conifers worldwide. Conifers have potent defenses, but resistance to beetles and fungal pathogens may be reduced if tree stored resources are consumed by fungi rather than used for tree defense. Here, we assessed the relatio...

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Main Authors: Eleanor C Lahr, Paal Krokene
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3742536?pdf=render