Contemporary evolution during invasion: evidence for differentiation, natural selection, and local adaptation

RI Colautti, JA Lau - Invasion Genetics: The Baker and Stebbins …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Biological invasions are 'natural'experiments that can improve our understanding of
contemporary evolution. We evaluate evidence for population differentiation, natural …

The genomics of local adaptation in trees: are we out of the woods yet?

BM Lind, M Menon, CE Bolte, TM Faske… - Tree genetics & …, 2018 - Springer
There is substantial interest in uncovering the genetic basis of the traits underlying adaptive
responses in tree species, as this information will ultimately aid conservation and industrial …

Landscape genomic prediction for restoration of a Eucalyptus foundation species under climate change

MA Supple, JG Bragg, LM Broadhurst, AB Nicotra… - Elife, 2018 - elifesciences.org
As species face rapid environmental change, we can build resilient populations through
restoration projects that incorporate predicted future climates into seed sourcing decisions …

Different species or genetically divergent populations? Integrative species delimitation of the Primulina hochiensis complex from isolated karst habitats

L Yang, H Kong, JP Huang, M Kang - Molecular Phylogenetics and …, 2019 - Elsevier
To consistently and objectively delineate species-level divergence from population
subdivision has been a challenge in systematics. This is particularly evident in naturally …

Genetic variation in the constitutive defensive metabolome and its inducibility are geographically structured and largely determined by demographic processes in …

X López‐Goldar, C Villari, P Bonello… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Interspecific phenotypic variation in plant secondary metabolites (PSM) is often explained by
biotic and abiotic factors. However, patterns of variation within species do not clearly fit the …

Local adaptation at fine spatial scales: an example from sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana, Pinaceae)

AJ Eckert, PE Maloney, DR Vogler, CE Jensen… - Tree Genetics & …, 2015 - Springer
The forest environment can be heterogeneous over short physical distances, so that local
adaptation by conifers, especially when selection is strong or gene flow restricted, may occur …

Assessing adaptive and plastic responses in growth and functional traits in a 10‐year‐old common garden experiment with pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.) …

JP George, G Theroux‐Rancourt… - Evolutionary …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding how tree species will respond to a future climate requires reliable and
quantitative estimates of intra‐specific variation under current climate conditions. We studied …

Adaptation to local climate in multi-trait space: evidence from silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) populations across a heterogeneous environment

K Csilléry, O Ovaskainen, C Sperisen, N Buchmann… - Heredity, 2020 - nature.com
Heterogeneous environments, such as mountainous landscapes, create spatially varying
selection pressure that potentially affects several traits simultaneously across different life …

Speciation history of a species complex of Primulina eburnea (Gesneriaceae) from limestone karsts of southern China, a biodiversity hot spot

J Wang, B Ai, H Kong, M Kang - Evolutionary Applications, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Limestone karsts in southern China are characterized by high edaphic and topographic
heterogeneity and host high levels of species richness and endemism. However, the …

Adaptive variation for growth and resistance to a novel pathogen along climatic gradients in a foundation tree

CW Ahrens, RA Mazanec, T Paap… - Evolutionary …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Natural ecosystems are under pressure from increasing abiotic and biotic stressors,
including climate change and novel pathogens, which are putting species at risk of local …