The role of natural selection and adaptation versus phenotypic plasticity in the invasive success of Hieracium lepidulum in New Zealand

Hieracium lepidulum is an invasive weed in New Zealand. It colonises a wide range of habitats including pine plantations, scrubland, native Nothofagus forest, and mid-altitude to alpine tussock grassland, where it is competing with indigenous species. Understanding the breeding systems and populatio...

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Main Author: Parkkali, Seija Anna
Language:en
Published: University of Canterbury. Biological Sciences 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10092/1799