Article
Genetic mixture of multiple source populations accelerates invasive range expansion.
The Journal of animal ecology - 1 Jan 2017
Wagner Natalie K, Ochocki Brad M, Crawford Kerri M, Compagnoni Aldo, Miller Tom E X
Abstract excerpt
A wealth of population genetic studies have documented that many successful biological invasions stem from multiple introductions from genetically distinct source populations. Yet, mechanistic understanding of whether and how genetic mixture promotes invasiveness has lagged behind documentation that such mixture commonly occurs. We conducted a laboratory experiment to test the influence of genetic mixture on the...
Topics
- Animal Distribution
- Animals
- Coleoptera
- Genetic Variation
- Hybrid Vigor
- Introduced Species
- Models, Genetic
- Population Dynamics