Invasion science: a horizon scan of emerging challenges and opportunities

A Ricciardi, TM Blackburn, JT Carlton, JTA Dick… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2017 - cell.com
We identified emerging scientific, technological, and sociopolitical issues likely to affect how
biological invasions are studied and managed over the next two decades. Issues were …

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 …

Most invasive species largely conserve their climatic niche

C Liu, C Wolter, W Xian… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
The ecological niche is a key concept for elucidating patterns of species distributions and
developing strategies for conserving biodiversity. However, recent times are seeing a …

Is there a genetic paradox of biological invasion?

A Estoup, V Ravigné, R Hufbauer… - Annual review of …, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Bottlenecks in population size can reduce fitness and evolutionary potential, yet introduced
species often become invasive. This poses a dilemma referred to as the genetic paradox of …

Genetics of dispersal

M Saastamoinen, G Bocedi, J Cote… - Biological …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Dispersal is a process of central importance for the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of
populations and communities, because of its diverse consequences for gene flow and …

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 …

The evolutionary ecology of fatty‐acid variation: Implications for consumer adaptation and diversification

CW Twining, JR Bernhardt, AM Derry… - Ecology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The nutritional diversity of resources can affect the adaptive evolution of consumer
metabolism and consumer diversification. The omega‐3 long‐chain polyunsaturated fatty …

[HTML][HTML] propr: an R-package for identifying proportionally abundant features using compositional data analysis

TP Quinn, MF Richardson, D Lovell, TM Crowley - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
In the life sciences, many assays measure only the relative abundances of components in
each sample. Such data, called compositional data, require special treatment to avoid …

Determinants and consequences of dispersal in vertebrates with complex life cycles: a review of pond-breeding amphibians

H Cayuela, A Valenzuela-Sánchez… - … Quarterly Review of …, 2020 - journals.uchicago.edu
Dispersal is a central process in ecology and evolution. It strongly influences the dynamics
of spatially structured populations and affects evolutionary processes by shaping patterns of …

Evolution in the genus Rhinella: a total evidence phylogenetic analysis of Neotropical true toads (Anura: Bufonidae)

MO Pereyra, BL Blotto, D Baldo, JC Chaparro… - Bulletin of the American …, 2021 - BioOne
True toads of the genus Rhinella are among the most common and diverse group of
Neotropical anurans. These toads are widely distributed throughout South America …