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Maternal effects on growth and competitive ability in a commonly used restoration species

Erin K Espeland and Darcy Hammond
Native Plants Journal, September 2013, 14 (3) 231-242; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/npj.14.3.231
Erin K Espeland
, USDA ARS NPARL Pest Management Research Unit, 1500 N Central Avenue, Sidney, MT 59270,
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, Department of Forestry, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762
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