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 …

Monocarpic plants, which flower once then die, are ideal systems for testing evolutionary
ideas because the cost of reproduction is easily quantified and the timing of flowering is a …

Many of the tree species in mature forests show masting; their reproductive activity has a
large variance between years and is often synchronized between different individuals. In this …

Evolutionary biologists have produced a solid body of evidence to explain patterns of
diversification, both within and among species. Recent textbooks are weighted towards …

The selective pressures involved in the evolution of semelparity and its associated life‐
history traits are largely unknown. We used species‐level analyses, independent contrasts …

Polyploidy is often assumed to increase the spread and thus the success of alien plant
species, but few empirical studies exist. We tested this hypothesis with Centaurea maculosa …

A plant's reproductive allocation (RA) schedule describes the fraction of surplus energy
allocated to reproduction as it increases in size. While theorists use RA schedules as the …

Although empirical and theoretical studies suggest that climate influences the timing of life-
history events in animals and plants, correlations between climate and the timing of events …

The growth and reproductive schedule of terrestrial plants can be usefully studied as the
dynamic optimal allocation of material between different organs. This idea, pioneered by …

Phylogenomics enhances our understanding of plant radiations in the biodiverse Andes.
Our study focuses on Puya, primarily Andean and a part of the Bromeliaceae family. Using a …