Does polyembryony confer a competitive advantage to the invasive perennial vine Vincetoxicum rossicum (Apocynaceae)?

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 251-260

  Blanchard, Megan L ^a   Barney, Jacob N ^b   Averill, Kristine M ^a   Mohler, Charles L ^a   DiTommaso, Antonio ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apocynaceae; Asclepias syriaca; Common milkweed; Competition; Cynanchum rossicum; Dog strangling vine; Invasive plants; Pale swallow wort; Solidago canadensis

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE ABILITY; FITNESS; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; INVASIBILITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; VINE;

APOCYNACEAE; ASCLEPIAS; ASCLEPIAS SYRIACA; AVES; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CYNANCHUM; CYNANCHUM ROSSICUM; SOLIDAGO; SOLIDAGO CANADENSIS;

EID: 76349094499     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.0900232     Document Type: Article

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