Beyond EICA: understanding post-establishment evolution requires a broader evaluation of potential selection pressures

Research on post-establishment evolution in nonnative plant populations has focused almost exclusively on testing the Evolution of Increased Competitive Ability (EICA) hypothesis, which posits that the lack of specialized herbivores in the invaded range drives evolution in nonnative plant population...

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Main Authors: Joshua Atwood, Laura Meyerson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2011-10-01
Series:NeoBiota
Online Access:http://neobiota.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=1214