Invasive species that successfully establish, persist, and expand within an area of
introduction, in spite of demographic bottlenecks that reduce their genetic diversity …

Carcinus maenas (the “shore crab” or “European green crab”) is a very proficient invader
(considered to be one of the world's 100 worst invaders by the IUCN) due to its phenotypic …

In recent years, scientists have realized that evolution can occur on timescales much shorter
than the" long lapse of ages" emphasized by Darwin—in fact, evolutionary change is …

Understanding the population structure and patterns of gene flow within species is of
fundamental importance to the study of evolution. In the fields of population and evolutionary …

This chapter summarizes research on seed dispersal vectors (water, wind and animals), and
the factors (including seed size and chemical composition, and plant habit) that determine …

As global warming accelerates, there is increasing concern about how ecosystems may
change as a result of species loss and replacement. Here, we examined the thermal …

The spatial genetic structure of most species in the open marine environment remains
largely unresolved. This information gap creates uncertainty in the sustainable …

Wind disperses the pollen and seeds of many plants, but little is known about whether and
how it shapes large-scale landscape genetic patterns. We address this question by a …

The European green crab (Carcinus maenas), native to northwestern Europe and Africa, is
among the top 100 most damaging invasive species globally. In some regions, including the …

Dispersal barriers have demographic, evolutionary, and ecosystem‐wide consequences.
With ongoing changes in the environment, some dispersal barriers will likely disappear …