Mistletoe fruit-colour polymorphism and differential success in a habitat mosaic

Austral Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 509-514

  Bach, Catherine E ^a   Kelly, Dave ^b  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Edge effect; Fragmentation; Fruit colour; Habitat specific performance; Mistletoe; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

EDGE EFFECT; FRUGIVORY; FRUIT; GROWTH; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT MOSAIC; PARASITIC PLANT; POLYMORPHISM; SURVIVAL;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

ALEPIS FLAVIDA; LORANTHACEAE; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 34250774420     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2007.01723.x     Document Type: Article

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