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Evolution of competitive and defense plasticity explains the success of an invasive plant Phytolacca americana

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doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

And they escaped in the new range the myriad of pathogens and parasites that coevolved with it in Africa. There’s a reason tropical Africa was reinvaded by Europeans only after S-America. Before #kinine, life expectancy of Europeans in Tropical Africa was <6 months #malaria #enemyrelease