A test for pre-adapted phenotypic plasticity in the invasive tree Acer negundo L.

Phenotypic plasticity is a key mechanism associated with the spread of exotic plants and previous studies have found that invasive species are generally more plastic than co-occurring species. Comparatively, the evolution of phenotypic plasticity in plant invasion has received less attention, and in...

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Main Authors: Laurent J Lamarque, Annabel J Porté, Camille Eymeric, Jean-Baptiste Lasnier, Christopher J Lortie, Sylvain Delzon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3767822?pdf=render