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Evolution of fast-growing and more resistant phenotypes in introduced common mullein (Verbascum thapsus)
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SYSNO ASEP 0394553 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Evolution of fast-growing and more resistant phenotypes in introduced common mullein (Verbascum thapsus) Author(s) Kumschick, S. (US)
Hufbauer, R. A. (US)
Alba, Christina (BU-J) RID
Blumenthal, D. M. (US)Number of authors 4 Source Title Journal of Ecology. - : Wiley - ISSN 0022-0477
Roč. 101, č. 2 (2013), s. 378-387Number of pages 10 s. Language eng - English Country GB - United Kingdom Keywords invasion ; herbivory ; resource availability Subject RIV EF - Botanics Institutional support BU-J - RVO:67985939 UT WOS 000317923300012 DOI 10.1111/1365-2745.12044 Annotation High biomass, strong responses to high water availability and low root: shoot ratio suggest that mullein has evolved a fast-growing, weedy phenotype in its introduced range rather than adapting to a low-water environment through increased root growth. Although fast-growing plants can be more palatable to herbivores, in this case there does not appear to be a trade-off between growth and defence against a generalist herbivore. Mullein appears to have evolved to be both faster growing and better defended in the introduced range. Workplace Institute of Botany Contact Martina Bartošová, martina.bartosova@ibot.cas.cz, ibot@ibot.cas.cz, Tel.: 271 015 242 ; Marie Jakšová, marie.jaksova@ibot.cas.cz, Tel.: 384 721 156-8 Year of Publishing 2014
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