Habitat differentiation and the ecological costs of hybridization: The effects of introduced mulberry (Morus alba) on a native congener (M. rubra)

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1061-1069

  Burgess, Kevin S ^a,b   Husband, Brian C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Demographic swamping; Establishment disadvantage; Fitness; Habitat differentiation; Hybridization; Introduced species; Moraceae; Morus alba; Morus rubra; Small populations

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DIFFERENTIATION; HYBRIDIZATION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES;

MORACEAE; MORUS (PLANT); MORUS ALBA; MORUS RUBRA;

EID: 33749441428     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2006.01152.x     Document Type: Article

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