Phenotypic plasticity influences the size, shape and dynamics of the geographic distribution of an invasive plant.

Phenotypic plasticity has long been suspected to allow invasive species to expand their geographic range across large-scale environmental gradients. We tested this possibility in Australia using a continental scale survey of the invasive tree Parkinsonia aculeata (Fabaceae) in twenty-three sites dis...

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Main Authors: Jean-Baptiste Pichancourt, Rieks D van Klinken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3288080?pdf=render