Geographic variation in mycangial communities of Xyleborus glabratus

@article{Campbell2016GeographicVI,
  title={Geographic variation in mycangial communities of Xyleborus glabratus},
  author={Alina S Campbell and Randy C. Ploetz and Tyler J. Dreaden and Paul E. Kendra and Wayne S. Montgomery},
  journal={Mycologia},
  year={2016},
  volume={108},
  pages={657 - 667}
}
Factors that influence fungal communities in ambrosia beetle mycangia are poorly understood. The beetle that is responsible for spreading laurel wilt in SE USA, Xyleborus glabratrus, was examined at three sites along a 500 km N–S transect in Florida, each populated by host trees in the Lauraceae. Fungal phenotypes were quantified in mycangia of individual females that were collected from a site in Miami-Dade County (MDC), 25.8N, with swamp bay (Persea palustris), one in Highlands County (HC… 
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