CLONALITY AND POLYPLOIDY CONTRIBUTE TO THE SPREAD OF AVRAINVILLEA LACERATA (BRYOPSIDALES, CHLOROPHYTA) IN HAWAI'I
Brinkley M. Thornton, Heather L. Spalding, Solenn Stoeckel, Melissa L. Harris, Rachael M. Wade, Stacy A. Krueger‐Hadfield
This study investigates the reproductive system of Avrainvillea lacerata in Hawai'i, finding it to be tetraploid with high clonal rates, suggesting vegetative spread contributes to its invasion.
Journal of Phycology · Oct 28, 2024Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology