The genomic secrets of invasive plants

KA Hodgins, P Battlay, DG Bock - New Phytologist, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Genomics has revolutionised the study of invasive species, allowing evolutionary biologists
to dissect mechanisms of invasion in unprecedented detail. Botanical research has played …

[PDF][PDF] Rapid Parallel Adaptation in Distinct Invasions of Ambrosia Artemisiifolia Is Driven by Large-Effect Structural Variants

P Battlay, S Craig, AR Putra, K Monro… - Molecular Biology …, 2025 - academic.oup.com
When introduced to multiple distinct ranges, invasive species provide a compelling natural
experiment for understanding the repeatability of adaptation. Ambrosia artemisiifolia is an …

Evolution of drought resistance strategies following the introduction of white clover (Trifolium repens L.)

BT Hendrickson, C Stamps, CM Patterson, H Strickland… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Success during colonization likely depends on growing
quickly and tolerating novel and stressful environmental conditions. However, rapid growth …

A transcontinental experiment elucidates (mal) adaptation of a cosmopolitan plant to climate in space and time

LJ Albano, CC Bastias, A Estarague, BT Hendrickson… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Climate change and the global spread of invasive species are two of the most significant
threats to biodiversity. Both of these phenomena subject populations to novel conditions …

Signatures of selective sweeps in urban and rural white clover populations

JS Santangelo, MTJ Johnson, RW Ness - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Urbanization is increasingly recognized as a powerful force of evolutionary change.
However, anthropogenic sources of selection can often be similarly strong and multifarious …