Evolutionary responses to global change: lessons from invasive species

EV Moran, JM Alexander - Ecology Letters, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Biologists have recently devoted increasing attention to the role of rapid evolution in species'
responses to environmental change. However, it is still unclear what evolutionary responses …

High genetic diversity is not essential for successful introduction

LA Rollins, AT Moles, S Lam, R Buitenwerf… - Ecology and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Some introduced populations thrive and evolve despite the presumed loss of diversity at
introduction. We aimed to quantify the amount of genetic diversity retained at introduction in …

A single introduction of wild rabbits triggered the biological invasion of Australia

JM Alves, M Carneiro, JP Day… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Biological invasions are a major cause of environmental and economic disruption. While
ecological factors are key determinants of their success, the role of genetics has been more …

High genetic diversity in French invasive populations of common ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia, as a result of multiple sources of introduction

BJ Genton, JA Shykoff, T Giraud - Molecular ecology, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Ambrosia artemisiifolia is an aggressive North American annual weed, found particularly in
sunflower and corn fields. Besides its economic impact on crop yield, it represents a major …

Life at the front of an expanding population

O Hallatschek, DR Nelson - Evolution, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Environmental changes have caused episodes of habitat expansions in the evolutionary
history of many species. These range changes affect the dynamics of biological evolution in …

How interactions between ecology and evolution influence contemporary invasion dynamics

JG Lambrinos - Ecology, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The literature on biological invasions has principally focused on understanding the
ecological controls and consequences of invasions. Invading populations, however, often …

The molecular toolbox: genetic techniques in wildlife ecology and management

RW DeYOUNG, RL Honeycutt - The Journal of Wildlife …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Genetic data can provide a powerful tool for those interested in the ecology and
management of wildlife, especially when it is combined with behavioral, demographic, or …

Genome-based analysis of the nonhuman primate Macaca fascicularis as a model for drug safety assessment

M Ebeling, E Küng, A See, C Broger, G Steiner… - Genome …, 2011 - genome.cshlp.org
The long-tailed macaque, also referred to as cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis), is
one of the most important nonhuman primate animal models in basic and applied …

Recent demographic bottlenecks are not accompanied by a genetic signature in banner‐tailed kangaroo rats (Dipodomys spectabilis)

JD Busch, PM Waser, JA DeWOODY - Molecular Ecology, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Single‐sample methods of bottleneck detection are now routine analyses in studies of wild
populations and conservation genetics. Three common approaches to bottleneck detection …

Evidence for multiple sources of invasion and intraspecific hybridization in Brachypodium sylvaticum (Hudson) Beauv. in North America

DM Rosenthal, AP Ramakrishnan… - Molecular …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
We compared the levels and distribution of genetic diversity in Eurasian and North American
populations of Brachypodium sylvaticum (Huds.) Beauv.(false brome), a newly invasive …