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Hybridization, cryptic diversity, and invasiveness in introduced variable-leaf watermilfoil

  1. Hannah F. Tavalire1,†,
  2. Gregory E. Bugbee2,
  3. Elizabeth A. LaRue1,
  4. Ryan A. Thum1,*

Article first published online: 10 MAY 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-4571.2012.00267.x

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Evolutionary Applications

Evolutionary Applications

Volume 5, Issue 8, pages 892–900, December 2012

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Tavalire, H. F., Bugbee, G. E., LaRue, E. A. and Thum, R. A. (2012), Hybridization, cryptic diversity, and invasiveness in introduced variable-leaf watermilfoil. Evolutionary Applications, 5: 892–900. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-4571.2012.00267.x

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  1. 1

    Grand Valley State University, Annis Water Resources Institute, Muskegon, MI, USA

  2. 2

    Department of Soil & Water, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, CT, USA

  1. †

    Departement of Zoology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA

* Correspondence
Ryan A. Thum, Grand Valley State University, Annis Water Resources Institute, 740 W. Shoreline Drive, Muskegon, MI 49441, USA
Tel.: + 616 331 3989
fax: + 616 313 3864
e-mail: thumr@gvsu.edu

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 24 DEC 2012
  2. Article first published online: 10 MAY 2012
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 8 APR 2012
  4. Manuscript Received: 22 NOV 2011

Funded by

  • Michigan Space Grant Consortium
  • Northeast Aquatic Plant Management Society
  • Midwest Aquatic Plant Management Society
  • Grand Valley State University Presidential Research
  • National Science Foundation. Grant Numbers: DEB-0918553, DBI-0922591

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