We examine the evidence linking species' traits to contemporary range shifts and find they
are poor predictors of range shifts that have occurred over decades to a century. We then …

Recent patterns of global change have highlighted the importance of understanding the
dynamics and mechanisms of species range shifts and expansions. Unique demographic …

With the advent of the Anthropocene, biological invasions have reached an unprecedented
level, and the number of species introductions is still increasing in an ever‐changing world …

Dispersal represents a key life-history trait with several implications for the fitness of
organisms, population dynamics and resilience, local adaptation, meta-population …

Individuals at the leading edge of expanding biological invasions often show distinctive
phenotypic traits, in ways that enhance their ability to disperse rapidly and to function …

Dispersal is a key component of life history that influences individual fitness, population
dynamics and range expansion. Morphological traits that are functionally related to dispersal …

The study of distribution and dispersal of invasive fishes is challenging during the early
stages of invasion. Quantification of trace elements incorporated into fish hard parts …

Introduced social insects can be highly invasive outside of their native range. Around the
world, the introduction and establishment of the eusocial bumblebee Bombus terrestris (L …

Individuals vary in their ability to disperse. Much of this variation can be described by
covarying phenotypic traits that are related to dispersal (constituting the 'dispersal …

Species around the globe are undergoing phenotypic shifts at ecologically relevant
timescales as they invade new ecosystems and respond to changing environments …