Invasive plant species threaten biological communities globally. However, relatively little is known about how evolutionary processes vary over the course of an invasion. To evaluate the importance of historical and adaptive drivers of range expansion, we compare the performance of North American populations of invasive Lonicera japonica from areas established 100–150 years ago, now the southern core of the range, to populations from the northern range margin, established within the last 65 years. Growth and survival of individuals from 17 core and 14 margin populations were compared in common gardens at both regions. After three years, margin plants were larger than core plants regardless of planting region, with 34% more branches and 36% ...
Biological invasions offer model systems of contemporary evolution. We examined trait differences an...
Concerns over the ecological impacts of invasive alien plant species have generated great research i...
1. The evolution of increased competitive ability (EICA) hypothesis proposes that release from enemy...
Invasive plant species threaten biological communities globally. However, relatively little is known...
Invasive plant species threaten biological communities globally. However, relatively little is known...
Biological invasions offer model systems of contemporary evolution. We examined trait differences an...
Exotic plants often face different conditions from those experienced where they are native. The gene...
Common garden studies are increasingly used to identify differences in phenotypic traits between nat...
1. Understanding the processes underlying the transition from introduction to naturalization and spr...
The margins of an expanding range are predicted to be challenging environments for adaptation. Margi...
Plant invasions often involve rapid evolutionary change. Founder effects, hybridization, and adaptat...
It has long been assumed that introduced species have higher seed dispersal and survival than do nat...
Biological invasions are one of the greatest threats to biodiversity. The cost of these introduced s...
Phenotypic differentiation in size and fecundity between native and invasive populations of a specie...
1. What drives the evolution of increased growth and fecundity in plants introduced to a novel range...
Biological invasions offer model systems of contemporary evolution. We examined trait differences an...
Concerns over the ecological impacts of invasive alien plant species have generated great research i...
1. The evolution of increased competitive ability (EICA) hypothesis proposes that release from enemy...
Invasive plant species threaten biological communities globally. However, relatively little is known...
Invasive plant species threaten biological communities globally. However, relatively little is known...
Biological invasions offer model systems of contemporary evolution. We examined trait differences an...
Exotic plants often face different conditions from those experienced where they are native. The gene...
Common garden studies are increasingly used to identify differences in phenotypic traits between nat...
1. Understanding the processes underlying the transition from introduction to naturalization and spr...
The margins of an expanding range are predicted to be challenging environments for adaptation. Margi...
Plant invasions often involve rapid evolutionary change. Founder effects, hybridization, and adaptat...
It has long been assumed that introduced species have higher seed dispersal and survival than do nat...
Biological invasions are one of the greatest threats to biodiversity. The cost of these introduced s...
Phenotypic differentiation in size and fecundity between native and invasive populations of a specie...
1. What drives the evolution of increased growth and fecundity in plants introduced to a novel range...
Biological invasions offer model systems of contemporary evolution. We examined trait differences an...
Concerns over the ecological impacts of invasive alien plant species have generated great research i...
1. The evolution of increased competitive ability (EICA) hypothesis proposes that release from enemy...