Cross‐species transfer of nuclear microsatellite markers: potential and limitations

T Barbara, C PALMA‐SILVA, GM Paggi… - Molecular …, 2007‏ - Wiley Online Library
Molecular ecologists increasingly require 'universal'genetic markers that can easily be
transferred between species. The distribution of cross‐species transferability of nuclear …

Ecological and Evolutionary Misadventures of Spartina

DR Strong, DR Ayres - Annual review of ecology, evolution, and …, 2013‏ - annualreviews.org
Spartina species of the mid-low intertidal areas are powerful ecological engineers that are
highly valued where they are native. Elsewhere, they overgrow native salt marsh and open …

Genetic bottleneck in invasive species: the potato tuber moth adds to the list

N Puillandre, S Dupas, O Dangles, JL Zeddam… - Biological …, 2008‏ - Springer
The level of genetic diversity within populations of introduced species has received
increasing attention as an important factor influencing their survival and adaptive potential …

Genetic admixture accelerates invasion via provisioning rapid adaptive evolution

H Qiao, W Liu, Y Zhang, YY Zhang, QQ Li - Molecular Ecology, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Genetic admixture, the intraspecific hybridization among divergent introduced sources, can
immediately facilitate colonization via hybrid vigor and profoundly enhance invasion via …

Repeated genetic and adaptive phenotypic divergence across tidal elevation in a foundation plant species

RA Zerebecki, EE Sotka, TC Hanley… - The American …, 2021‏ - journals.uchicago.edu
Microgeographic genetic divergence can create fine-scale trait variation. When such
divergence occurs within foundation species, then it might impact community structure and …

Rapid Genetic Divergence of an Invasive Species, Spartina alterniflora, in China

L **a, Q Geng, S An - Frontiers in Genetics, 2020‏ - frontiersin.org
Hundreds of plants and half a kilogram of seeds of Spartina alterniflora, which were
collected from Morehead City in North Carolina, Sapelo Island in Georgia, and Tampa Bay …

Geographic structure, genetic diversity and source tracking of Spartina alterniflora

MJ Blum, K Jun Bando, M Katz… - Journal of …, 2007‏ - Wiley Online Library
Aim To examine the distribution and structure of genetic variation among native Spartina
alterniflora and to characterize the evolutionary mechanisms underlying the success of non …

Genetic Diversity of Invasive Spartina alterniflora Loisel. (Poaceae) Introduced Unintentionally Into Japan and Its Invasion Pathway

Y Maebara, M Tamaoki, Y Iguchi… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2020‏ - frontiersin.org
Among invasive species, aquatic plants pose serious threats to local biodiversity and
ecosystem functions. Spartina alterniflora Loisel.(Poaceae), native to the eastern United …

Genotypic diversity enhances invasive ability of Spartina alterniflora

XY Wang, DW Shen, J Jiao, NN Xu, S Yu… - Molecular …, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
Although genetic diversity is very important for alien species, which have to cope with new
environments, little is known about the role that genetic diversity plays in their invasive …

Transcriptome analysis of smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora Loisel), a monocot halophyte, reveals candidate genes involved in its adaptation to salinity

R Bedre, VR Mangu, S Srivastava, LE Sanchez… - BMC genomics, 2016‏ - Springer
Background Soil salinity affects growth and yield of crop plants. Plants respond to salinity by
physiological and biochemical adjustments through a coordinated regulation and …