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| Arruda,Rafael; Lunardelli,Caroline; Kitagawa,Clóvis; Caires,Claudenir Simões; Teodoro,Grazielle Sales; Mourão,Fabiana Alves. |
| Mistletoe can have a major impact on the fitness of the host plant. If there is more than one species of mistletoe on the same host tree, the overall impact might be amplified. We report the occurrence of more than one species of mistletoe on the same host tree. Although it is not a rule in the field, to our knowledge, there have been no studies of this topic. In most cases, two species of mistletoe were recorded on the same host tree, although we recorded three species of mistletoe on one occasion. This demonstrates that different species of mistletoe can be compatible with the same host species. Therefore, compatibility (structural and physiological) might be an important factor for the occurrence of mistletoe. Recent studies have shown that if the... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Parasite-host relationship; Compatibility; Specificity; Parasitic plants; Red Queen hypothesis. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062013000100021 |
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