Breaking the rules is good for survival

Breaking the rules is good for survival

A plantain (Plantago lanceolata) growing in its native habitat, Ireland. Credit: Annabel Smith

Invasive species have been likened to bullies, leaving an ecological path of destruction in their wake.

Now researchers have discovered that these plants break all the rules once they’ve left their native environment, adapting and thriving in a way that contradicts ecological laws.

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Published by Cosmos.

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