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Kin recognition in non-native plants: a general hypothesis of invasiveness
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Authors
Rameez Ahmad,
Yanjie Liu 
Abstract
Understanding how non-native plants successfully invade new environments is a fundamental question in invasion ecology. Here, we propose a novel hypothesis of kin recognition - the ability of plants to differentiate between closely related and distantly related neighbors - as a mechanistic explanation for invasion success. To evaluate the idea, we reviewed existing evidence for kin recognition in the plant invasion literature and synthesize supporting findings. Finally, we outline promising research directions that could advance our understanding of kin recognition in plant invasions and help clarify this emerging conceptual framework.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.32942/X2WQ0X
Subjects
Life Sciences
Keywords
alien plant, competition, exotic, facilitation, kin recognition
Dates
Published: 2026-02-20 12:39
Last Updated: 2026-02-20 12:39
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CC-BY Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
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Language:
English
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