No consistent association between changes in genetic diversity and adaptive responses of Australian acacias in novel ranges

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1345-1360

  Harris, Carla J ^a   Dormontt, Eleanor E ^b   Le Roux, Johannes J ^c   Lowe, Andrew ^b,d   Leishman, Michelle R ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d State Herbarium of South Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acacia; Adaptive capacity; Common garden; Genetic variation; Invasive plants; Relative growth rate; Specific leaf area

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CHLOROPLAST; GARDEN; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; GROWTH RATE; INVASIBILITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; LEAF AREA; LEGUME; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NATIVE SPECIES; PHYTOMASS; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; RANGE SIZE; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO;

AUSTRALIA;

ACACIA; ACACIA CYCLOPS; ACACIA LONGIFOLIA; ACACIA MELANOXYLON; ACACIA SALIGNA; FABACEAE; PARASERIANTHES LOPHANTHA;

EID: 84867670635     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-012-9570-6     Document Type: Article

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