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Invasion Success by Plant Breeding: Evolutionary Changes as a Critical Factor for the Invasion of the Ornamental Plant Mahonia Aquifolium

Invasion Success by Plant Breeding: Evolutionary Changes as a Critical Factor for the Invasion of the Ornamental Plant Mahonia Aquifolium

Ross, Christel

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AgricultureBiologyBotany & Horticulture

ISBN10: 3834807923
ISBN13: 9783834807922
Publisher: Springer Pg
Published: Feb 26 2009
Pages: 105
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.26 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: English
Invasive species are a major threat to global biodiversity and cause significant economic costs. Studying biological invasions is both essential for preventing future invasions and is also useful in order to understand basic ecological processes.

Christel Ross investigates whether evolutionary changes by plant breeding are a relevant factor for the invasion success of Mahonia aquifolium in Germany. Her findings show that invasive populations differ from native populations in quantitative-genetic traits and molecular markers, whereas their genetic diversity is similar. She postulates that these evolutionary changes are rather a result of plant breeding, which includes interspecific hybridisation, than the result of a genetic bottleneck or the releases from specialist herbivores.

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