The relative proportion of additive and non-additive variation for complex traits is important
in evolutionary biology, medicine, and agriculture. We address a long-standing controversy …

Many emerging invasive species display evidence of rapid adaptation. Contemporary
genetic studies demonstrate that adaptation to novel environments can occur within 20 …

Invasive species are predicted to suffer from reductions in genetic diversity during founding
events, reducing adaptive potential. Integrating evidence from two literature reviews and two …

Plant invasions often involve rapid evolutionary change. Founder effects, hybridization, and
adaptation to novel environments cause genetic differentiation between native and …

Complex genetic disease is caused by the interaction between genetic and environmental
variables and is the predominant cause of mortality globally. Recognition that susceptibility …

Fungal invasions are increasingly recognized as a significant component of global changes,
threatening ecosystem health and damaging food production. Invasive fungi also provide …

A founder event occurs when a new population is established from a small number of
individuals drawn from a large ancestral population. Mayr proposed that genetic drift in an …

Microevolution may determine both the safety and efficacy of classical biological control.
Despite a growing body of literature, there are several key unanswered questions regarding …

With the realization that much of the biological diversity on Earth has been generated by
discrete evolutionary radiations, there has been a rapid increase in research into the biotic …

Species range expansion reduces genetic variation at the margins of a species range and
should thus compromise the adaptive potential of its marginal populations. Remarkably, this …