Why Reproductive Systems Matter for the Invasion Biology of Plants

Fifty Years of Invasion Ecology: The Legacy of Charles Elton

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 195-210

  Barrett, Spencer C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Future genetic studies on invasive species; Genetic constraints, on evolution of adaptation; Genetic variation and rapid evolution of local adaptation; Human assisted species introductions invasion of newly occupied territory, fascinated naturalists and biogeographers; Invasion through asexual reproduction; Plant reproductive diversity; Reproductive systems and genetic diversity; Reproductive systems matter for invasion biology of plants; Reproductive systems, and why they matter for invasion biology of plants; Selection on reproductive systems during invasion

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EID: 84885977481     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444329988.ch15     Document Type: Chapter

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