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Locals lose out to sexy aliens

11-08-2007 · EurekAlert!

Globalization has led to an increase in invasions by new species around the world and this is costing agriculture and the environment dearly. Invasive animals often thrive at the expense of their close indigenous relatives and a paper published today in Science within the Science Express Web site provides some insights into why.

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