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The emergence of the hyperinvasive vine, Mikania micrantha (Asteraceae), via admixture and founder events inferred from population transcriptomics.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jul 2017
Yang Ming, He Ziwen, Huang Yelin, Lu Lu, Yan Yubin, Hong Lan, Shen Hao, Liu Ying, Guo Qiang, Jiang Lu, Zhang Yanwu, Greenberg Anthony J, Zhou Renchao, Ge Xuejun, Wu Chung-I, Shi Suhua
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Biological invasions that involve well-documented rapid adaptations to new environments provide unequalled opportunities for testing evolutionary hypotheses. Mikania micrantha Kunth (Asteraceae), a perennial herbaceous vine native to tropical Central and South America, successfully invaded tropical Asia in the early 20th century. It is regarded as one of the most aggressive weeds in the world. To elucidate the...
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