Dispersal pathways and genetic differentiation among worldwide populations of the invasive weed Centaurea solstitialis L. (Asteraceae).

The natural history of introduced species is often unclear due to a lack of historical records. Even when historical information is readily available, important factors of the invasions such as genetic bottlenecks, hybridization, historical relationships among populations and adaptive changes are le...

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Main Authors: Renée L Eriksen, José L Hierro, Özkan Eren, Krikor Andonian, Katalin Török, Pablo I Becerra, Daniel Montesinos, Liana Khetsuriani, Alecu Diaconu, Rick Kesseli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4281129?pdf=render