Exposing the error hidden in plain sight: A critique of Calder's (1983) group selectionist seed‐dispersal hypothesis for mistletoe 'mimicry' of host plants

Autor:	Kyle E. Harms, David M. Watson, Luis Y. Santiago‐Rosario, Sarah Mathews
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2023
Předmět:	adaptation development group selection Loranthaceae mimicry mistletoe Ecology QH540-549.5
Zdroj:	Ecology and Evolution, Vol 13, Iss 11, Pp n/a-n/a (2023)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2045-7758 48878065
DOI:	10.1002/ece3.10760
Popis:	Abstract Some mistletoe species (Loranthaceae) resemble their host plants to a striking degree. Various mechanisms have been proposed for the developmental origins of novel traits that cause mistletoes to appear similar to their hosts, as well as for the adaptive phenotypic evolution of such traits. Calder (1983) proposed a logically flawed group selectionist seed‐dispersal hypothesis for mistletoes to resemble their hosts. Calder's (1983) hypothesis does not provide a viable potential explanation for mistletoe resemblance to hosts.
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