Drivers of population genetic differentiation in the wild: isolation by dispersal limitation, isolation by adaptation and isolation by colonization

L Orsini, J Vanoverbeke, I Swillen, J Mergeay… - Molecular …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Empirical population genetic studies have been dominated by a neutralist view, according to
which gene flow and drift are the main forces driving population genetic structure in nature …

Evolution in invasive plants: implications for biological control

H Müller-Schärer, U Schaffner, T Steinger - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2004 - cell.com
Evidence is increasing that invasive plants can undergo rapid adaptive evolution during the
process of range expansion. Here, we argue that evolutionary change during invasions will …

A question of origin: where and how to collect seed for ecological restoration

K Vander Mijnsbrugge, A Bischoff, B Smith - Basic and Applied Ecology, 2010 - Elsevier
Native plant species are routinely planted or sown in ecological restoration projects, but
successful establishment and survival depend on where and how seeds are collected …

Comparative studies of quantitative trait and neutral marker divergence: a meta‐analysis

T Leinonen, RB O'hara, JM Cano… - Journal of evolutionary …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Comparative studies of quantitative genetic and neutral marker differentiation have provided
means for assessing the relative roles of natural selection and random genetic drift in …

Latitudinal divergence of common frog (Rana temporaria) life history traits by natural selection: evidence from a comparison of molecular and quantitative genetic …

JU Palo, RB O'hara, AT Laugen, A Laurila… - Molecular …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
The relative roles of natural selection and direct environmental induction, as well as of
natural selection and genetic drift, in creating clinal latitudinal variation in quantitative traits …

Toxic hydrogen sulfide and dark caves: phenotypic and genetic divergence across two abiotic environmental gradients in Poecilia mexicana

M Tobler, TJ DeWitt, I Schlupp, FJ García de León… - …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Divergent natural selection drives evolutionary diversification. It creates phenotypic diversity
by favoring developmental plasticity within populations or genetic differentiation and local …

Does selection on floral odor promote differentiation among populations and species of the sexually deceptive orchid genus Ophrys?

J Mant, R Peakall, FP Schiestl - Evolution, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Sexually deceptive orchids from the genus Ophrys attract their pollinators primarily through
the chemical mimicry of female hymenopteran sex pheromones, thereby deceiving males …

Commentary: When does understanding phenotypic evolution require identification of the underlying genes?

MD Rausher, LF Delph - Evolution, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Adaptive evolution is fundamentally a genetic process. Over the past three decades,
characterizing the genes underlying adaptive phenotypic change has revealed many …

Rapid evolution of invasive traits facilitates the invasion of common ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Y Sun, GK Roderick - Journal of Ecology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Invasive alien plants, together with organisms introduced for biological control, are ideal
study systems with which to address questions of whether, and how fast, organisms adapt to …

Elucidating the role of genetic drift and natural selection in cork oak differentiation regarding drought tolerance

JA RAMÍREZ‐VALIENTE, Z Lorenzo, A Soto… - Molecular …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Drought is the main selection agent in Mediterranean ecosystems and it has been
suggested as an important evolutionary force responsible for population diversification in …