Invasion Success by Plant Breeding [electronic resource] :Evolutionary Changes as a Critical Factor for the Invasion of the Ornamental Plant Mahonia aquifolium / by Christel Anne Ross.
by Ross, Christel Anne [author.]; SpringerLink (Online service).
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BookPublisher: Wiesbaden : Vieweg+Teubner, 2009.Description: XVIII, 103p. 13 illus., 6 illus. in color. online resource.ISBN: 9783834895639.Subject(s): Physics | Physics | Physics, generalDDC classification: 530 Online resources: Click here to access online | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Isolation and characterisation of microsatellite markers in the invasive shrub Mahonia aquifolium (Berberidaceae) and their applicability in related species -- Genetic relationships among three native North-American Mahonia species, invasive Mahonia populations from Europe, and commercial cultivars -- Invasive Mahonia plants outgrow their native relatives -- Mahonia invasions in different habitats: local adaptation or general-purpose genotypes?.
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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