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Is physiological performance a good predictor for fitness? Insights from an invasive plant species.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Molina-Montenegro Marco A, Salgado-Luarte Cristian, Oses Rómulo, Torres-Díaz Cristian
Abstract excerpt
Is physiological performance a suitable proxy of fitness in plants? Although, several studies have been conducted to measure some fitness-related traits and physiological performance, direct assessments are seldom found in the literature. Here, we assessed the physiology-fitness relationship using second-generation individuals of the invasive plant species Taraxacum officinale from 17 localities distributed in...
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