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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Introduced plants"”.
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An Experimental Investigation of Life History Variation in Native and Introduced Populations of <em>Silene latifolia</em>
… explore the biology of species in native and introduced ranges. The goal of my thesis is to determine if an invasive plant has had a shift in life history traits after introduction. The study species was <em>Silene latifolia</em>. Also, when organisms leaves their native range, they also …
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Competitive interactions in a dairy pasture containing paspalum (Paspalum dilatatum Poir,) following the introduction of ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.)
… of trials investigated the contribution of introduced grasses (Lolium perenne and Bromus catharticus) to seasonal production of a high yielding dairy sward containing paspalum (Paspalum dilatatum). The persistence of the introduced species was also determined. Autumn overdrilling improved …
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Preference and performance of the Wild Indigo Duskywing (<i>Erynnis baptisiae</i>) on its native host Yellow Wild Indigo (<i>Baptisia tinctoria</i>) and on the introduced plant Crown Vetch (<i>Securigera varia</i>)
… Wild Indigo (<em>Baptisia tinctoria</em>) to the introduced plant Crown Vetch (<em>Securigera varia</em>). This study examined the effects of this host shift by comparing butterfly preference (larval feeding and female oviposition) and performance (pupal weight and pupation success) of two …
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How do ecological restoration treatments affect understory plant communities in dry conifer forests of the Colorado Front Range?
… be considered – such as effects on understory plants. Several studies have investigated outcomes of ecological restoration thinning treatments for understory plants, but few of these have examined effects across a landscape and at a time interval long enough for plants to potentially adjust to …