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Rapid genetic adaptation precedes the spread of an exotic plant species.
Molecular ecology - 1 May 2014
Vandepitte Katrien, de Meyer Tim, Helsen Kenny, van Acker Kasper, Roldán-Ruiz Isabel, Mergeay Joachim, Honnay Olivier
Abstract excerpt
Human activities have increasingly introduced plant species far outside their native ranges under environmental conditions that can strongly differ from those originally met. Therefore, before spreading, and potentially causing ecological and economical damage, non-native species may rapidly evolve. Evidence of genetically based adaptation during the process of becoming invasive is very scant, however, which is...
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