Imagine a rocky slope in the Santa Ynez Mountains behind Santa Barbara that is covered purple sage (Salvia leucophylla) and white sage (Salvia apiana). Competition among plants is intense, and research has shown that individual plants compete for space via allelopathy. Imagine that some of the plants (the "mutants") experience a genetic mutation that renders the essential oils in their leaves much less volatile or much less abundant than the essential oils in the plants around them. The most likely outcome for these mutant plants is:

Imagine a rocky slope in the Santa Ynez Mountains behind Santa Barbara that is covered purple sage (Salvia leucophylla) and white sage (Salvia apiana). Competition among plants is intense, and research has shown that individual plants compete for space via allelopathy. Imagine that some of the plants (the "mutants") experience a genetic mutation that renders the essential oils in their leaves much less volatile or much less abundant than the essential oils in the plants around them. The most likely outcome for these mutant plants is:

Biology (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781337392938

Author:Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg

Publisher:Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg

Chapter54: Community Ecology

Section54.2: Strength And Direction Of Community Interactions

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