Changes in interactions between juniper and mistletoe mediated by shared avian frugivores: Parasitism to potential mutualism

Oecologia

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 281-288

  Van Ommeren, Ron J ^a,b   Whitham, Thomas G ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Senna Environmental Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian frugivores; Mistletoe; Mutualism; One seed juniper; Parasitism

Indexed keywords

FRUGIVORY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MUTUALISM; PARASITIC PLANT; SEED DISPERSAL;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CITHAREXYLUM CAUDATUM; GALLIFORMES; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS MONOSPERMA; MYADESTES; MYADESTES TOWNSENDI; PHORADENDRON; PHORADENDRON JUNIPERINUM; VISCUM; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 0036938283     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420100792     Document Type: Article

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