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

Kyle E. Harms; David M. Watson; Luis Y. Santiago-Rosario; Sarah Mathews

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

Kyle E. Harms, David M. Watson, Luis Y. Santiago-Rosario, Sarah Mathews

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	e10760
Pages (from-to)	1-5
Number of pages	5
Journal	Ecology and Evolution
Volume	13
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10760
Publication status	Published - Nov 2023

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

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