Phenotypic Plasticity and Population Differentiation in an Ongoing Species Invasion
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Phenotypic Plasticity and Population Differentiation in an Ongoing Species Invasion
The ability to succeed in diverse conditions is a key factor allowing introduced species to successfully invade and spread across new areas. Two non-exclusive factors have been suggested to promote this ability: adaptive phenotypic plasticity of individuals, and the evolution of locally adapted populations in the new range. We investigated these individual and population-level factors in Polygo...
متن کاملJack-of-all-trades: phenotypic plasticity facilitates the invasion of an alien slug species.
Invasive alien species might benefit from phenotypic plasticity by being able to (i) maintain fitness in stressful environments ('robust'), (ii) increase fitness in favourable environments ('opportunistic'), or (iii) combine both abilities ('robust and opportunistic'). Here, we applied this framework, for the first time, to an animal, the invasive slug, Arion lusitanicus, and tested (i) whether...
متن کاملRole of phenotypic plasticity and population differentiation in adaptation to novel environmental conditions
Species can adapt to new environmental conditions either through individual phenotypic plasticity, intraspecific genetic differentiation in adaptive traits, or both. Wild emmer wheat, Triticum dicoccoides, an annual grass with major distribution in Eastern Mediterranean region, is predicted to experience in the near future, as a result of global climate change, conditions more arid than in any ...
متن کاملGenetic and phenotypic differentiation of an Andean intermediate altitude population
Highland populations living permanently under hypobaric hypoxia have been subject of extensive research because of the relevance of their physiological adaptations for the understanding of human health and disease. In this context, what is considered high altitude is a matter of interpretation and while the adaptive processes at high altitude (above 3000 m) are well documented, the effects of m...
متن کاملAn increase in transmission-related traits and in phenotypic plasticity is documented during a fungal invasion
The adaptive rapid evolution of phenotypic traits is potentially a key contributor to invasiveness, but has been relatively little studied for the fungi, even though these organisms are responsible for devastating losses in agriculture and natural resources. In this study, we compare biologically relevant phenotypic characters of spore-generated individuals from two native and two invasive popu...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: PLoS ONE
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044955