High genetic diversity is not essential for successful introduction

Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 3, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 4501-4517

  Rollins, Lee A ^a,b   Moles, Angela T ^b   Lam, Serena ^b   Buitenwerf, Robert ^b   Buswell, Joanna M ^b   Brandenburger, Claire R ^b   Flores Moreno, Habacuc ^b   Nielsen, Knud B ^b   Couchman, Ellen ^b   Brown, Gordon S ^b   Thomson, Fiona J ^b   Hemmings, Frank ^b   Frankham, Richard ^c   Sherwin, William B ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asteraceae; Biological invasions; Caryophyllaceae; Genetic diversity; Microsatellite; Rapid evolution

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887544155     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.824     Document Type: Article

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