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Sharon Strauss, UC Davis (Jay Sexton, host)</div>
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These processes are especially strong in close relatives, owing to recent speciation history and shared ecological and physical similarity. Here, I explore mechanisms influencing coexistence in California plant communities, including trait evolution, reproductive
interference and competition/facilitation.<br class="">
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Fred W Wolf, Ph.D.<br class="">
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Natural Sciences / UC Merced<br class="">
5200 N. Lake Rd. Merced, CA 95343<br class="">
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