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Plant–soil feedback in native vs. invasive populations of a range expanding plant
Background and aimsAlthough plant–soil feedback has been suggested as a mechanism that drives the success of invasive plants, studies that...
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Ecological mechanisms of invasion success in aquatic macrophytes
Aquatic plants (macrophytes) are important components of freshwater ecosystems and serve numerous purposes that structure aquatic communities....
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Invasion of Spartina alterniflora in China is greatly facilitated by increased growth and clonality: a comparative study of native and introduced populations
Different mechanisms have been proposed to explain invasion success of alien species, among which genetic differentiation and phenotypic plasticity...
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The effects of fertilization on plant-soil interactions and salinity tolerance of invasive Triadica sebifera
Background and aimsExotic plant species experience conditions in their introduced ranges that differ from those in their native range. Exotic plants...
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Alien Insects and Insect Conservation
The vast numbers of alien arthropods across the world collectively impose major conservation concerns. Many insect invaders are presumed to be pests...
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Rapid response to abiotic and biotic factors controls population growth of two invasive drosophilids (Diptera) in the Brazilian Savanna
An intrinsic property of invaders that determines many of the effects they produce in the areas they colonize is their great abundance. However, a...
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Fast-growing and poorly shade-tolerant invasive species may exhibit higher physiological but not morphological plasticity compared with non-invasive species
Phenotypic plasticity is one of the important mechanisms relevant to exotic plant invasions, and high plasticity is likely to influence the potential...
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Differences in growth and herbivory damage of native and invasive kudzu (Peuraria montana var. lobata) populations grown in the native range
The invasion success of exotic plants is often attributed to escape from natural enemies in their introduced ranges and subsequent evolutionary...
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HilA-like regulators in Escherichia coli pathotypes: the YgeH protein from the enteroaggregative strain 042
BackgroundThe HilA protein is the master regulator of the Salmonella pathogenicity island 1 (SPI1). EilA and YgeH proteins show a moderate...
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An ecological comparison of Impatiens glandulifera Royle in the native and introduced range
Understanding the ecology of plant species in their whole range (native and introduced) can provide insights into those that become problematic weeds...
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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,...
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Differences in herbivore damage and performance among Arctium minus (burdock) genotypes sampled from a geographic gradient: a common garden experiment
Performance of plant species does not necessarily decline as they approach their geographic range limits. One reason for this may be a loss of...
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Can model species be used to advance the field of invasion ecology?
Hypotheses for explaining plant invasions have focused on a variety of factors that may influence invasion success, including propagule pressure,...
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Germination and seedling frost tolerance differ between the native and invasive range in common ragweed
Germination characteristics and frost tolerance of seedlings are crucial parameters for establishment and invasion success of plants. The...
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Competitive dominance of the invasive plant Impatiens glandulifera: using competitive effect and response with a vigorous neighbour
Plant invasiveness was commonly attributed to the invader’s competitive superiority over the native community, but a general pattern supporting this...
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Mycorrhizas in Relation to Plant Rarity and Invasiveness
The growing anthropogenic impacts on natural environments have brought many prized species to different degrees of rarity and endangerment. Whether...
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Challenges and Opportunities in Weed Management Under a Changing Agricultural Scenario
Weed control is perhaps the earliest intervention made by human beings for increasing crop production in the history of agricultural development....
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Can the nutrient-rich soil patches created by leaf-cutting ants favor plant compensation for foliar damage? A test of the compensatory continuum hypothesis
Compensation, the degree of plant recovery after herbivory, is influenced by nutrient availability. The compensatory continuum hypothesis (CCH)...
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Examining the “evolution of increased competitive ability” hypothesis in response to parasites and pathogens in the invasive paper wasp Polistes dominula
Successful invaders often become established in new ranges by outcompeting native species. The “evolution of increased competitive ability”...
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Decreased indirect defense in the invasive tree, Triadica sebifera
In the absence of coevolved natural enemies, plants are expected to experience selection away from costly herbivore defenses toward growth and...
