Hemiparasitism effect on Baccharis dracunculifolia DC. and consequences to its major galling herbivore

ABSTRACTMistletoes obtain nutrients and water from their hosts, with varying effects among those hosts. We assessed the factors that influence the colonization of the mistletoe Struthanthus flexicaulis on Baccharis dracunculifolia and the subsequent effects on host performance. We evaluated the inci...

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Main Authors: Thaise de Oliveira Bahia, Irene Gélvez Zúñiga, Matheus Lopes Souza, Etiene Silva Coutinho, Mauricio Quesada, G. Wilson Fernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Botânica do Brasil 2015-09-01
Series:Acta Botânica Brasílica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062015000300339&lng=en&tlng=en