Effects of native pollinator specialization, self-compatibility and flowering duration of European plant species on their invasiveness elsewhere
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Thomas Chrobock*, Christiane N. Weiner, Michael Werner, Nico Bl€ uthgen‡, Markus Fischer and Mark van Kleunen Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Altenbergrain 21, 3013 Bern, Switzerland; Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Z€ ahringerstrasse 25, 3012 Bern, Switzerland; Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, Biozentrum, University of W€ urzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 W€ urzburg, Germany; Botanical Garden of the University of Bern, Altenbergrain 21, 3013 Bern, Switzerland; and Ecology Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Universit€ atsstrasse 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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