Non-overlap of hosts used by three congeneric and sympatric loranthaceous mistletoe species in an amazonian savanna: Host generalization to extreme specialization;Não-sobreposição de hospedeiros utilizados por três espécies de ervas-de-passarinho lorantáceas congêneres e simpátricas em uma savana amazônica: Generalização pelo hospedeiro à extrema especialização

Acta Botanica Brasilica

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 337-345

  Fadini, Rodrigo Ferreira ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO OESTE DO PARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Host specifi city; Loranthaceae; Psittacanthus; Resource fragmentation hypothesis; Seed germination; Seedling establishment

Indexed keywords

ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE; LORANTHACEAE; PSITTACANTHUS; VATAIREA MACROCARPA; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 80053437345     PISSN: 01023306     EISSN: 1677941X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-33062011000200010     Document Type: Article

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