Background Biological invasions are a major ecological and socio-economic problem in
many parts of the world. Despite an explosion of research in recent decades, much remains …

Polyploidy is a mutation with profound phenotypic consequences and thus hypothesized to
have transformative effects in plant ecology. This is most often considered in the context of …

Mixed-ploidy species harbor a unique form of genomic and phenotypic variation that
influences ecological interactions, facilitates genetic divergence, and offers insights into the …

Polyploidy, the possession of more than 2 complete genomes, is a major force in plant
evolution known to affect the genetic and genomic constitution and the phenotype of an …

Polyploidy, the multiplication of chromosome sets above the diploid state, is arguably as
prevalent in plants as any other eukaryotic group. Over the past century, polyploidy has …

The ecological and adaptive significance of plant polyploidization is not well understood and
no clear pattern of association between polyploid frequency and environment has emerged …

Aim Emerging polyploids may depend on environmental niche shifts for successful
establishment. Using the alpine plant Ranunculus kuepferi as a model system, we explore …

The establishment and success of polyploids are thought to often be facilitated by ecological
niche differentiation from diploids. Unfortunately, most studies compared diploids and …

Abstract Background and Aims Polyploidization, the doubling of chromosome sets, is
common in angiosperms and has a range of evolutionary consequences. Newly formed …

Genome size (GS) is an important characteristic that may be helpful in delimitation of taxa,
and multiple studies have shown correlations between intraspecific GS variation and …