The use of molecular techniques is rapidly growing as the tools have become more diverse
and powerful, more widely available, and easier to implement. Molecular analyses are able …

We are witnessing a global, but unplanned, evolutionary experiment with the biodiversity of
the planet. Anthropogenic disturbances such as habitat degradation and climate change …

The assumption that climatic niche requirements of invasive species are conserved between
their native and invaded ranges is key to predicting the risk of invasion. However, this …

The evolution of problematic plants, both weeds and invasives, is a topic of increasing
interest. Plants that have evolved from domesticated ancestors have certain advantages for …

Biological invasions may expose populations to strong selection for local adaptation along
geographical gradients in climate. However, evolution during contemporary timescales can …

Phenotypic plasticity has been proposed as an important adaptive strategy for clonal plants
in heterogeneous habitats. Increased phenotypic plasticity can be especially beneficial for …

The 'E volution of I ncreased C ompetitive A bility (EICA)'hypothesis predicts the evolution of
plant invasiveness in introduced ranges when plants escape from their natural enemies. So …

Evolution may improve the invasiveness of populations, but it often remains unclear whether
key adaptation events occur after introduction into the recipient habitat (ie post‐introduction …

Substantial research has addressed adaptation of nonnative biota to novel environments,
yet surprisingly little work has integrated population genetic structure and the mechanisms …

Aims Invasive species, which recently expanded, may help understand how climatic niche
can shift at the time scale of the current global change. Here, we address the climatic niche …