ReviewPhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences2021
Epigenetics and the success of invasive plants.
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- Phylogenetically close alien Asteraceae species with minimal niche overlap are more likely to invade.Plant diversity · 2025Article
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- A diverse satellite DNA repertoire inFrontiers in molecular biosciences · 2025Article
- Chromosome-scale Reference Genome and RAD-based Genetic Map of Yellow Starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis) Reveal Putative Structural Variation and QTL Associated With Invader Traits.Genome biology and evolution · 2024Article
- Attenuated total reflection Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy reveals environment specific phenotypes in clonal Japanese knotweed.BMC plant biology · 2024Article
- De Novo Hybrid Assembly Unveils Multi-Chromosomal Mitochondrial Genomes inInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- The evolutionary consequences of interactions between the epigenome, the genome and the environment.Evolutionary applications · 2024Review
- Rapid phenotypic differentiation in the iconic Japanese knotweed s.l. invading novel habitats.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Predicting species invasiveness with genomic data: Is genomic offset related to establishment probability?Evolutionary applications · 2024Article
- Predator-induced transgenerational plasticity of parental care behaviour in male three-spined stickleback fish across two generations.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2024Article
- Genomic Tools in Biological Invasions: Current State and Future Frontiers.Genome biology and evolution · 2024Article
- A reference genome of Commelinales provides insights into the commelinids evolution and global spread of water hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes).GigaScience · 2024Article
- Screening H3 Histone Acetylation in a Wild Bird, the House Sparrow (Integrative organismal biology (Oxford, England) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Biological invasions impose ecological and economic problems on a global scale, but also provide extraordinary opportunities for studying contemporary evolution. It is critical to understand the evolutionary processes that underly invasion success in order to successfully manage existing invaders, and to prevent future invasions. As successful invasive species sometimes are suspected to rapidly adjust to their new environments in spite of very low genetic diversity, we are obliged to re-evaluate genomic-level processes that translate into phenotypic diversity. In this paper, we review work that supports the idea that trait variation, within and among invasive populations, can be created through epigenetic or other non-genetic processes, particularly in clonal invaders where somatic changes can persist indefinitely. We consider several processes that have been implicated as adaptive in invasion success, focusing on various forms of 'genomic shock' resulting from exposure to environmental stress, hybridization and whole-genome duplication (polyploidy), and leading to various patterns of gene expression re-programming and epigenetic changes that contribute to phenotypic variation or even novelty. These mechanisms can contribute to transgressive phenotypes, including hybrid vigour and novel traits, and may thus help to understand the huge successes of some plant invaders, especially those that are genetically impoverished. This article is part of the theme issue 'How does epigenetics influence the course of evolution?'
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