Differentiation of reproductive and competitive ability in the invaded range of Senecio inaequidens: The role of genetic Allee effects, adaptive and nonadaptive evolution

New Phytologist

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 529-541

  Lachmuth, Susanne ^a,b   Durka, Walter ^c   Schurr, Frank M ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^c HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^d GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Animal models; Biological invasions; Genetic Allee effects; Interspecific competition; Life history evolution; Nonadaptive evolution; R and K selection; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ALLEE EFFECT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GARDEN; GENETIC VARIATION; HERB; HOMOGENEITY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; VEGETATION COVER;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; EUROPE; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SENECIO;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ECOSYSTEM; EUROPE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION, GENETIC; SENECIO;

ANIMALIA; SENECIO; SENECIO INAEQUIDENS;

EID: 80053272447     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03808.x     Document Type: Article

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