Significant phorophyte (Substrate) bias is not explained by fitness benefits in three epiphytic orchid species

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 197-206

  Gowland, Kelli M ^a,b   Wood, Jeff ^c   Clements, Mark A ^b   Nicotra, Adrienne B ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aeridinae; Ecological specialization; Host specifi city; Multispecies interactions; Temperate dry rainforest

Indexed keywords

DOMINANCE; DRY FOREST; EPIPHYTE; EVERGREEN TREE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FITNESS; FLOWERING; FUNGUS; GERMINATION; HOST PLANT; HOST SPECIFICITY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MYCORRHIZA; PARASITIC PLANT; RAINFOREST; SPECIALIZATION; SUBSTRATE; TEMPERATE FOREST;

ARTICLE; BASIDIOMYCETES; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INFLORESCENCE; MYCORRHIZA; MYRTACEAE; ORCHIDACEAE; PLANT LEAF; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SYMBIOSIS;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; GENETIC FITNESS; GERMINATION; INFLORESCENCE; MYCORRHIZAE; MYRTACEAE; ORCHIDACEAE; PLANT LEAVES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SYMBIOSIS;

AERIDINAE; BACKHOUSIA MYRTIFOLIA; FUNGI; ORCHIDACEAE; SARCOCHILUS; SARCOCHILUS HILLII; TRIDENTATA;

EID: 79851470064     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1000241     Document Type: Article

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