Is invasiveness a legacy of evolution? Phylogenetic patterns in the alien flora of Mediterranean islands

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-57

  Lambdon, Philip W ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Cladistic relationships; Macro vs. microevolution; Relatedness measures; Screening protocols; Taxonomy; Trait analysis

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; FLORA; HABITAT TYPE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PHYLOGENETICS; RELATEDNESS; TAXONOMY;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 37149032120     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2007.01324.x     Document Type: Article

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