Understanding how natural populations will respond to rapid anthropogenic climate change
is one of the greatest challenges for ecologists and evolutionary biologists. Much research …

Ecological specialization in plants occurs primarily through local adaptation to different
environments. Local adaptation is widely thought to result in costly fitness trade-offs that …

Evolutionary biologists have long trained their sights on adaptation, focusing on the power of
natural selection to produce relative fitness advantages while often ignoring changes in …

Polyploidy commonly occurs in invasive species, and phenotypic plasticity (PP, the ability to
alter one's phenotype in different environments) is predicted to be enhanced in polyploids …

Invasive species pose increasing threats to global biodiversity and ecosystems. While
previous studies have characterized successful invaders based on ecological traits …

Phenotypic variation in the introduced range of an invasive species can be modified by
genetic variation, environmental conditions and their interaction, as well as stochastic events …

Rhizosphere microbial communities play important roles in facilitating or inhibiting the
establishment of exotic species. Since some invasive plants interact with soil microbial …

Aim A growing number of studies suggest that adaptation of invasive species plays key roles
in their successful establishment in novel environments. However, adaptation of invasive …

Abstract Background and Aims Plants experiencing contrasting environmental conditions
may accommodate such heterogeneity by expressing phenotypic plasticity, evolving local …

Understanding the mechanisms that underlie plant invasions is critical for management and
conservation of biodiversity. At the same time, invasive species also provide a unique …