Reduced seed predation after invasion supports enemy release in a broad biogeographical survey
Castells, Eva (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Farmacologia, de Terapèutica i de Toxicologia)
Morante, Maria (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Farmacologia, de Terapèutica i de Toxicologia)
Blanco-Moreno, José Manuel (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Biologia Animal, de Biologia Vegetal i d'Ecologia)
Sans, F. Xavier (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Biologia Animal, de Biologia Vegetal i d'Ecologia)
Vilatersana, Roser (Institut Botànic de Barcelona)
Blasco-Moreno, Anabel (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Servei d'Estadística Aplicada (SEA))

Date:	2013
Abstract:	The Enemy Release (ER) hypothesis predicts an increase in the plant invasive capacity after being released from their associated herbivores or pathogens in their area of origin. Despite the large number of studies on biological invasions addressing this hypothesis, tests evaluating changes in herbivory on native and introduced populations and their effects on plant reproductive potential at a biogeographical level are relatively rare. Here, we tested the ER hypothesis on the South African species Senecio pterophorus (Asteraceae), which is native to the Eastern Cape, has expanded into the Western Cape, and was introduced into Australia (.
Grants:	Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación CGL2008-02421/BOS Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación CGL2011-29205
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Enemy Release hypothesis ; Herbivory ; Insects ; Senecio ; Reproductive potential
Published in:	Oecologia, Vol. 173, Num. 4 (Dec 2013) , p. 1397-1409, ISSN 1432-1939

DOI: 10.1007/s00442-013-2718-4

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