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The hawk moth Agrius convolvuli pollinating the Taiwanese lily species Lilium formosanum. (Photo credit: Steve Johnson)

The role of self-pollination in plant invasion

Plants that can self-fertilise are more likely to become invasive than those that cannot and among invasive plants, those that can self-fertilise have invaded larger areas. While this is intuitive, it has not yet been shown that this is a causal relationship, as many introduced plants receive visits from pollinators in the novel range.

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