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Earlier onset of flowering and increased reproductive allocation of an annual invasive plant in the north of its novel range.
Annals of botany - 30 Oct 2020
Helsen Kenny, Acharya Kamal Prasad, Graae Bente Jessen, De Kort Hanne, Brunet Jörg, Chabrerie Olivier, Cousins Sara A O, De Frenne Pieter, Hermy Martin, Verheyen Kris, Pélabon Christophe
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: It remains unclear whether invasive species can maintain both high biomass and reproductive output across their invaded range. Along latitudinal gradients, allocation theory predicts that faster flowering onset at high latitudes results in maturation at smaller size and thus reduced reproductive output. For annual invasive plants, more favourable environmental conditions at low latitudes...
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