Phylogenetic isolation increases plant success despite increasing susceptibility to generalist herbivores

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-9

  Parker, John D ^a   Burkepile, Deron E ^b   Lajeunesse, Marc J ^c   Lind, Eric M ^a,d  

^a SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Biotic resistance; Darwin's Naturalization Hypothesis; Enemy release hypothesis; Herbivory; Phylogenetic relatedness

Indexed keywords

ENEMY RELEASE HYPOTHESIS; GENERALIST; HERBIVORY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; NICHE; PHYLOGENETICS; PLANT COMMUNITY;

EID: 83055194682     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2011.00806.x     Document Type: Article

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