Invaders' away-field advantage weaker than ecologists thought
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 05:30
in Biology & Nature
(Phys.org) —For decades, ecologists have assumed the worst invasive species—such as brown tree snakes and kudzu—have an "away-field advantage." They succeed because they do better in their new territories than they do at home. A new study led by the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center reveals that this fundamental assumption is not nearly as common as people might think.