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    Founder effects, post-introduction evolution and phenotypic plasticity contribute to invasion success of a genetically impoverished invader

    Multiple mechanisms may act synergistically to promote success of invasive plants. Here, we tested the roles of three non-mutually exclusive mechanisms—founder effects, post-introduction evolution and phenotyp...

    Zhi-Yong Liao, J. F. Scheepens, Qiao-Ming Li, Wei-Bin Wang, Yu-Long Feng in Oecologia (2020)

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    Evolutionary increases in defense during a biological invasion

    Invasive plants generally escape from specialist herbivores of their native ranges but may experience serious damage from generalists. As a result, invasive plants may evolve increased resistance to generalis...

    Zhi-Yong Liao, Yu-Long Zheng, Yan-Bao Lei, Yu-Long Feng in Oecologia (2014)