Epigenetics and the success of invasive plants

J Mounger, ML Ainouche… - … of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Biological invasions impose ecological and economic problems on a global scale, but also
provide extraordinary opportunities for studying contemporary evolution. It is critical to …

Epigenetic variation: A major player in facilitating plant fitness under changing environmental conditions

VR Rajpal, P Rathore, S Mehta, N Wadhwa… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Recent research in plant epigenetics has increased our understanding of how epigenetic
variability can contribute to adaptive phenotypic plasticity in natural populations. Studies …

[PDF][PDF] Epigenetic inheritance

CL Richards, M Pigliucci - A decade into the extended …, 2020 - ecologicalepigenetics.com
A decade ago, a landmark edited collection of essays made official the ongoing quest for an
Extended Evolutionary Synthesis (EES), beyond the classic Modern Synthesis that took …

The genomic processes of biological invasions: From invasive species to cancer metastases and back again

F Neinavaie, A Ibrahim-Hashim, AM Kramer… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The concept of invasion is useful across a broad range of contexts, spanning from the fine
scale landscape of cancer tumors up to the broader landscape of ecosystems. Invasion …

Inheritance of DNA methylation differences in the mangrove Rhizophora mangle

J Mounger, MT Boquete, MW Schmid… - Evolution & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The capacity to respond to environmental challenges ultimately relies on phenotypic
variation which manifests from complex interactions of genetic and nongenetic mechanisms …

Patterns of population genomic diversity in the invasive Japanese knotweed species complex

A VanWallendael, M Alvarez… - American journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
premise Invasive species are expected to undergo a reduction in genetic diversity due to
founder effects, which should limit their ability to adapt to new habitats. Still, many invasive …

Genetic and Epigenetic Differentiation Across Intertidal Gradients in the Foundation Plant Spartina alterniflora

JM Mounger, I van Riemsdijk, MT Boquete… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Ecological genomics approaches have informed us about the structure of genetic diversity in
natural populations that might underlie patterns in trait variation. However, we still know …