Investment in seed dispersal structures is linked to invasiveness in exotic plant species of south-eastern Australia

Biological Invasions

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2265-2275

  Murray, Brad R ^a   Phillips, Megan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alien plants; Biological invasions; Dispersal; Invasion success; Naturalization

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOMORPHOLOGY; FACILITATION; GROWTH FORM; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INVASIVE SPECIES; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NATURALIZATION; PROPAGULE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEED DISPERSAL;

AUSTRALIA;

HEDERA; HEDERA HELIX; LONICERA JAPONICA;

EID: 77953962089     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-009-9637-7     Document Type: Article

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