Comparing the reproductive success and pollination biology of an invasive plant to its rare and common native congeners: A case study in the genus Cirsium (Asteraceae)

Biological Invasions

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 905-917

  Powell, Kristin I ^a   Krakos, Kyra N ^a   Knight, Tiffany M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asteraceae; Bombus vosnesenskii; Cirsium; Comparative method; Invasive; Pollen limitation; Rare

Indexed keywords

APHID; AUTOGAMY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DICOTYLEDON; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; PROPAGULE; RARE SPECIES; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

APHIDIDAE; ASTERACEAE; BOMBUS VOSNESENSKII; CIRSIUM; CIRSIUM ANDREWSII; CIRSIUM BREVISTYLUM; CIRSIUM FONTINALE; CIRSIUM FONTINALE VAR. FONTINALE; CIRSIUM OCCIDENTALE; CIRSIUM QUERCETORUM; CIRSIUM VULGARE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 79952628316     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-010-9878-5     Document Type: Article

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