Relatedness affects competitive performance of a parasitic plant (Cuscuta europaea) in multiple infections

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 897-903

  Puustinen, S ^a,b   Koskela, T ^c   Mutikainen, P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cuscuta europaea; Host parasite interaction; Kin selection; Multiple infection; Parasitic plant; Relatedness; Sibling competition; Urtica dioica

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITIC PLANT; RELATEDNESS; VIRULENCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CUSCUTA; FINLAND; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SYMBIOSIS; URTICA DIOICA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMASS; CUSCUTA; FINLAND; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SYMBIOSIS; URTICA DIOICA;

CUSCUTA; CUSCUTA EUROPAEA; URTICA; URTICA DIOICA;

EID: 3042697324     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2004.00728.x     Document Type: Article

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