Novel weapons: Invasive success and the evolution of increased competitive ability

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 436-443

  Callaway, Ragan M ^a   Ridenour, Wendy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

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EID: 84957625644     PISSN: 15409295     EISSN: 15409309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1540-9295(2004)002[0436:NWISAT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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