Carcinus maenas (the “shore crab” or “European green crab”) is a very proficient invader
(considered to be one of the world's 100 worst invaders by the IUCN) due to its phenotypic …

Hybridization as an evolutionary process has been studied in depth over the past few
decades. Research has focused on its role in sha** reproductive barriers, its adaptive …

The European green crab (Carcinus maenas), native to northwestern Europe and Africa, is
among the top 100 most damaging invasive species globally. In some regions, including the …

Twenty years of genetic studies of marine invaders have shown that successful invaders are
often characterized by native and introduced populations displaying similar levels of genetic …

The Pacific cupped oyster is genetically subdivided into two sister taxa, Crassostrea gigas
and Crassostrea angulata, which are in contact in the north-western Pacific. The nature and …

Human‐driven translocations of species have diverse evolutionary consequences such as
promoting hybridization between previously geographically isolated taxa. This is well …

The ability to detect and characterize hybridization in nature has long been of interest to
many fields of biology and often has direct implications for wildlife management and …

Ports and farms are well‐known primary introduction hot spots for marine non‐indigenous
species (NIS). The extent to which these anthropogenic habitats are sustainable sources of …

Species introductions promote secondary contacts between taxa with long histories of
allopatric divergence. Anthropogenic contact zones thus offer valuable contrasts to …

A long-standing goal of evolutionary biology is to understand the mechanisms underlying
the formation of species. Of particular interest is whether or not speciation can occur in the …