Landscape structure and boundary effects determine the fate of mutations occurring during range expansions.

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The interplay between the spatial dynamics of range expansion and evolutionary processes is receiving considerable attention. Recent theory has demonstrated that mutations occurring towards the front of a spatially expanding population can sometimes 'surf' to high frequency and spatial extent. Here, we extend this work to consider how the fate of a novel mutation is influenced by where and when it occurs....

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