Evolutionary changes in plant reproductive traits following habitat fragmentation and their consequences for population fitness
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Evolutionary changes in plant reproductive traits following habitat fragmentation and their consequences for population fitness Hans Jacquemyn*, Luc De Meester, Eelke Jongejans and Olivier Honnay Laboratory of Plant Ecology, University of Leuven, Arenbergpark 31, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium; Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Leuven, Charles Deberiotstraat 32, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium; and Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Department of Experimental Plant Ecology, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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