Increased competitive ability of an invasive tree may be limited by an invasive beetle

Ecological Applications

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1503-1507

  Siemann, Evan ^a   Rogers, William E ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoretus sinicus; Biological invasions; Chinese tallow tree; Evolution of increased competitive ability; Hawaii, USA; Sapium sebiferum; Texas, USA

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; EVOLUTION; HERBIVORY; LIMITING FACTOR; TREE;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ADORETUS; ADORETUS SINICUS; ANIMALIA; COLEOPTERA; HAWAIIA; ROSA CHINENSIS; SAPIUM; SAPIUM SEBIFERUM; SCARABAEIDAE; TRIADICA SEBIFERA;

EID: 1342285857     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/03-5022     Document Type: Article

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