A comparison of plastic responses to competition by invasive and non-invasive congeners in the Commelinaceae

Biological Invasions

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 797-807

  Burns, Jean H ^a   Winn, Alice A ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Phenotypic plasticity; Root:shoot; Specific leaf area; Stem elongation

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY;

COMMELINACEAE;

EID: 33745668949     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-005-3838-5     Document Type: Article

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