Determinants of parasitic plant distribution: The role of host quality

Botany

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 16-21

  Watson, David M ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Constraint; Dispersal; Distribution; Mistletoe; Sandalwood; Spatial ecology

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; DISPERSAL; GERMINATION; HOST QUALITY; HOST RANGE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITIC PLANT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PROPAGULE; RANGE SIZE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SHRUB; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

SANTALUM; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 65349160832     PISSN: 19162804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B08-105     Document Type: Article

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