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 …

Autopolyploidy is more common in plants than traditionally assumed, but has received little
attention compared with allopolyploidy. Hence, the advantages and disadvantages of …

Whole-genome duplication (WGD), which leads to polyploidy, is implicated in adaptation
and speciation. But what are the immediate effects of WGD and how do newly polyploid …

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 …

Whole‐genome multiplication, or polyploidy, is common in angiosperms and many species
consist of multiple cytotypes that have different physiological tolerances. However, the …

Abstract Theory suggests that the evolution of autotetraploids within diploid populations will
be opposed by a minority-cytotype mating disadvantage. The role of triploids in promoting …

Background: Only fresh plant material is generally used for rapid DNA ploidy estimation by
flow cytometry (FCM). This requirement, however, substantially limits convenient FCM …

There is growing realization that intraspecific polyploidy in plants has important implications
for the evolution of plant diversity and for plant and plant–herbivore community dynamics …

The minority cytotype exclusion principle describes how random mating between diploid
and autotetraploid cytotypes hinders establishment of the rare cytotype. We present …

The evolutionary success of polyploidy most directly requires the ability of polyploid
individuals to reproduce and transmit their genes to subsequent generations. As a result, the …