TABLE 8.1–Dispersal of seeds of Arceuthobium by birds
| |
| Arceuthobium |
Location |
Observation |
Reference |
|
| A. americanum |
CO |
10 species of trapped birds had dwarf mistletoe seeds; gray jay was the most important vector |
Hawksworth and others 1987 Nicholls and others 1989 |
| A. americanum |
MB, Canada |
5 species of birds carried seeds |
Punter and Gilbert 1989 |
| A. pusillum |
MN |
7 species of trapped birds had dwarf mistletoe seeds; gray jay was the most important vector |
Hudler and others 1974 Ostry and others 1983 |
| A. pusillum |
NFL, Canada |
Gray jay was the most important vector |
Singh 1982 |
| A. tsugense |
AK |
Seeds found on feathers of Steller's jay |
O'Clair and Armstrong 1985 |
| A. vaginatum |
CO |
5 species of trapped birds had dwarf mistletoe seeds; pygmy nuthatch and mountain chickadee were the most important vectors |
Hudler and others 1979 |
| Arceuthobium spp.* |
OR |
4 species of birds carried seeds of 6 dwarf mistletoe species; Steller's jay was the most important vector |
Zilka and Tinnin 1976 |
|
| *A. abietinum, A. americanum, A. campylopodum, A. douglasii, A. laricis, and A. tsugense |