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SUBMITTER: Koenig WD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6030594 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Koenig Walter D WD Knops Johannes M H JMH Carmen William J WJ Pesendorfer Mario B MB Dickinson Janis L JL
Biology letters 20180601 6
Mistletoes are a widespread group of plants often considered to be hemiparasitic, having detrimental effects on growth and survival of their hosts. We studied the effects of the Pacific mistletoe, <i>Phoradendron villosum</i>, a member of a largely autotrophic genus, on three species of deciduous California oaks. We found no effects of mistletoe presence on radial growth or survivorship and detected a significant positive relationship between mistletoe and acorn production. This latter result is ...[more]