Invasion essentials: Does secondary chemistry plasticity contribute to the invasiveness of Thymus vulgaris L.?

Chemoecology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 15-27

  Nielsen, J A ^a,c   Whigham, P A ^a   Frew, R D ^a   Callaway, R M ^b   Dickinson, K J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Central Otago; Essential oils; Exotic plant invasion; Terpenes; Thymus vulgaris

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892523255     PISSN: 09377409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00049-013-0142-1     Document Type: Article

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