Embryonic and host-associated skewed adult sex ratios in dwarf mistletoe

Heredity

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 55-63

  Wiens, Delbert ^a,b   Nickrent, Daniel L ^c   Shaw III, Charles G ^d   Hawksworth, Frank G ^e   Hennon, Paul E ^d   King, Edward J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b White Mountain Research Station   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^e ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Dwarf mistletoes; Flowering plants; Sex ratios; Viscum

Indexed keywords

DWARF MISTLETOE; HEMLOCK DWARF MISTLETOE; SEX RATIO;

USA;

ABIES PROCERA; ARCEUTHOBIUM TSUGENSE TSUGENSE; PINACEAE; PINUS CONTORTA CONTORTA; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA; VISCACEAE;

EID: 0030431284     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.1996.108     Document Type: Article

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