Phenotypic plasticity can allow organisms to cope with environmental changes. Although
reaction norms are commonly used to quantify plasticity along gradients of environmental …

Mean surface temperatures have increased globally by~ 0.7 C per century since 1900 and
0.16 C per decade since 1970 (Levinson and Fettig 2014). Most of this warming is believed …

Plants inhabit stressful environments characterized by a variety of stressors, including mine
sites, mountains, deserts, and high latitudes. Populations from stressful and reference (non …

One of the most exciting recent developments in the field of invasion biology has been the
growing realisation that evolution can determine invasive species' success. Here, we review …

Anthropogenic activities have increased exposure to heavy metal pollution in previously
uncontaminated ecosystems, threatening plant communities. Considering that phenotypic …

The rapid evolution of non‐native species can facilitate invasion success, but recent reviews
indicate that such microevolution rarely yields expansion of the climatic niche in the …

Aim Patterns of individual variation are key to testing hypotheses about the mechanisms
underlying biogeographic patterns. If species distributions are determined by environmental …

Comparing genetic diversity, genetic differentiation, and performance between native and
nonnative populations has advanced our knowledge of contemporary evolution and its …

Host plant specialization is a major force driving ecological niche partitioning and
diversification in insect herbivores. The cyanogenic defences of Passiflora plants keep most …

The abundance of invasive alien plants (IAPs) can vary dramatically over small spatial
scales for reasons that are often unclear. Understanding these could offer key insights for …