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Life-history and physiological trade-offs to reproduction of invasive and noninvasive Rubus

Creator:

McDowell, Susan C.

Abstract:

The goal of this dissertation was to improve our understanding of the physiology and life-history of invasive plants and of the mechanisms underlying life-history trade-offs. I compared invasive and noninvasive species of Rubus (blackberry) that grow together in the Pacific Northwest. Three hypotheses were investigated: (1) Invasive Rubus have higher...

Resource Type:

Dissertation