Polyploidy, defined as the coexistence of three or more complete sets of chromosomes in an
organism's cells, is considered as a pivotal moving force in the evolutionary history of …

Biological invasions are 'natural'experiments that can improve our understanding of
contemporary evolution. We evaluate evidence for population differentiation, natural …

Background Biological invasions are a major ecological and socio-economic problem in
many parts of the world. Despite an explosion of research in recent decades, much remains …

Polyploidy is a mutation with profound phenotypic consequences and thus hypothesized to
have transformative effects in plant ecology. This is most often considered in the context of …

Polyploidy, the possession of more than 2 complete genomes, is a major force in plant
evolution known to affect the genetic and genomic constitution and the phenotype of an …

Clonal reproduction is thought to facilitate polyploid establishment in the angiosperms, but
the evolutionary relationship between polyploidy and clonality has not been thoroughly …

Polyploidy is a pervasive phenomenon in nature and has significantly contributed to the
adaptive evolution of plants. The conditions necessary for the spread of neopolyploids in …

Plants require water and nutrients for survival, although the effects of their availabilities on
plant fitness differ amongst species. Genome size variation, within and across species, is …

Allelopathy plays an important role in the successful invasion of alien invasive plants.
Phenolic compounds are one of the primary classes of secondary metabolites with strong …

Abstract Background and Aims Clonal reproduction in polyploids is expected to exceed that
in diploids, due to either the immediate direct effects of whole-genome duplication (WGD) or …