Interactions between the root hemiparasite Melampyrum arvense and mixtures of host plants: Heterotrophic benefit and parasite-mediated competition

Oikos

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 118-124

  Matthies, Diethart ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; HEMIPARASITE; HOST PLANT; ROOT HEMIPARASITE;

LINUM USITATISSIMUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MELAMPYRUM ARVENSE;

EID: 0029731867     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546328     Document Type: Article

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