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Evolution of Invasive Silene latifolia by Hiago Brito is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This study examined genetic differences between European and North American populations of Silene latifolia, an invasive plant introduced from Europe to North America 200 years ago. The researchers grew plants from 40 populations under common garden conditions and found significant differences in life history, reproductive, and defensive traits between the continents. Specifically, North American plants germinated earlier, grew faster, produced more flowers, had greater survival, and invested less in defens
- Author
- Hiago Brito
- Language
- EN