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Trait variation, trade-offs, and attributes may contribute to colonization and range expansion of a globally distributed weed.
American journal of botany - 1 Nov 2021
Eren Özkan, Hierro José L
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PREMISE: Trait variation, trade-offs, and attributes can facilitate colonization and range expansion. We explored how those trait features compare between ancestral and nonnative populations of the globally distributed weed Centaurea solstitialis. METHODS: We measured traits related to survival, size, reproduction, and dispersal in field sampling following major environmental gradients; that of elevation in...
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