The evolution of an invasive plant: An experimental study with Silene latifolia

Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 3035-3042

  Blair, Amy C ^a,b   Wolfe, Lorne M ^a  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Alien plant; Biological invasion; Common garden; EICA hypothesis; Escape from enemies; Silene latifolia; Trichome

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; EVOLUTION; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY; NATURAL ENEMY; PLANT DEFENSE; REPRODUCTION;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

SILENE; SILENE LATIFOLIA;

EID: 9244257905     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/04-0341     Document Type: Article

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