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Modes and mechanisms of a Daphnia invasion.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 7 Aug 2012
Spaak Piet, Fox Jennifer, Hairston Nelson G
Abstract excerpt
Whether exotic species invade new habitats successfully depends on (i) a change in the invaded habitat that makes it suitable for the invader and (ii) a genetic change in the invading taxon that enhances its fitness in the new habitat, or both. We dissect the causes of invasions of Swiss lakes, north of the Alps, by Daphnia galeata (a zooplankter typical of eutrophic lakes, e.g. those south of the Alps, which are...
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