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Plants capable of selfing are more likely to become naturalized

Authors :
Mialy Razanajatovo
Noëlie Maurel
Wayne Dawson
Franz Essl
Holger Kreft
Jan Pergl
Petr Pyšek
Patrick Weigelt
Marten Winter
Mark van Kleunen
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2016)
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2016.

Abstract

Plants with the capability to reproduce easily without mates and pollinators could have an advantage when colonizing new territory. Here, Razanajatovoet al. use a global database to infer that flowering plants capable of selfing have become naturalized in a larger number of regions than those that must outcross.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
7
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.6d8de726007436391a440aeb94c322e
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13313