Invasive plants and enemy release: evolution of trait means and trait correlations in Ulex europaeus.

Several hypotheses that attempt to explain invasive processes are based on the fact that plants have been introduced without their natural enemies. Among them, the EICA (Evolution of Increased Competitive Ability) hypothesis is the most influential. It states that, due to enemy release, exotic plant...

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Main Authors: Benjamin Hornoy, Michèle Tarayre, Maxime Hervé, Luc Gigord, Anne Atlan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3194803?pdf=render