What we still don't know about invasion genetics

DG Bock, C Caseys, RD Cousens… - … genetics: The baker …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Summary Publication of The Genetics of Colonizing Species in 1965 launched the field of
invasion genetics and highlighted the value of biological invasions as natural ecological and …

[HTML][HTML] Polyploidy and its effect on evolutionary success: old questions revisited with new tools

A Madlung - Heredity, 2013 - nature.com
Polyploidy, the condition of possessing more than two complete genomes in a cell, has
intrigued biologists for almost a century. Polyploidy is found in many plants and some animal …

Polyploidy: pitfalls and paths to a paradigm

DE Soltis, CJ Visger, DB Marchant… - American journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Investigators have long searched for a polyploidy paradigm—rules or principles that might
be common following polyploidization (whole‐genome duplication, WGD). Here we attempt …

The fate of duplicated genes in a polyploid plant genome

A Roulin, PL Auer, M Libault, J Schlueter… - The Plant …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Polyploidy is generally not tolerated in animals, but is widespread in plant genomes and
may result in extensive genetic redundancy. The fate of duplicated genes is poorly …

Hybridization and hybrid speciation under global change

M Vallejo‐Marín, SJ Hiscock - New Phytologist, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
An unintended consequence of global change is an increase in opportunities for
hybridization among previously isolated lineages. Here we illustrate how global change can …

Transposable elements as agents of rapid adaptation may explain the genetic paradox of invasive species

J Stapley, AW Santure, SR Dennis - Molecular ecology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Rapid adaptation of invasive species to novel habitats has puzzled evolutionary biologists
for decades, especially as this often occurs in the face of limited genetic variability. Although …

Invasions: the trail behind, the path ahead, and a test of a disturbing idea

AT Moles, H Flores‐Moreno, SP Bonser… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
We provide a brief overview of progress in our understanding of introduced plant species. 2.
Three main conclusions emerge from our review:(i) Many lines of research, including the …

[HTML][HTML] Small ocean temperature increases elicit stage-dependent changes in DNA methylation and gene expression in a fish, the European sea bass

D Anastasiadi, N Díaz, F Piferrer - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
In natural fish populations, temperature increases can result in shifts in important phenotypic
traits. DNA methylation is an epigenetic mechanism mediating phenotypic changes …

Scoring and analysis of methylation‐sensitive amplification polymorphisms for epigenetic population studies

B Schulz, RL Eckstein, W Durka - Molecular ecology resources, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
DNA methylation is an important, heritable epigenetic modification in most eukaryotic
organisms that is connected with numerous biological processes. To study the impact of …

Autopolyploidy differentially influences body size in plants, but facilitates enhanced accumulation of secondary metabolites, causing increased cytosine methylation

UC Lavania, S Srivastava, S Lavania, S Basu… - The Plant …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Whole genome duplication leads to autopolyploidy and brings about an increase in cell size,
concentration of secondary metabolites and enhanced cytosine methylation. The increased …