Article
Degradation of sexual reproduction in Veronica filiformis after introduction to Europe.
BMC evolutionary biology - 3 Dec 2012
Scalone Romain, Albach Dirk C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Baker's law predicts that self-incompatible plant species are generally poor colonizers because their mating system requires a high diversity of genetically differentiated individuals and thus self-compatibility should develop after long-distance dispersal. However, cases like the introduction of the self-incompatible Veronica filiformis (Plantaginaceae) to Europe constitute an often overlooked...
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