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  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Genetics

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  • Invasive species success is often linked to rapid adaptation and resource allocation trade-offs.
  • Previous evidence for these hypotheses is equivocal, necessitating broader testing across diverse ranges and productivity gradients.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate adaptive divergence in defense-related traits of invasive populations across native and introduced ranges.
  • To test resource allocation trade-off hypotheses predicting increased growth/reproduction at the expense of defense in introduced ranges.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized common gardens to study constitutive and inducible defense traits.
  • Employed >11,000 SNPs to control for latitudinal clines, resource budgets, and population differentiation.
  • Compared traits between North American native range and European/Australian introduced ranges.

Main Results:

  • Observed rapid, repeated clinal adaptation in defense traits across distinct demographic histories.
  • Identified range-specific divergence in some defense traits, partly explained by energy budgets.
  • Did not find a general trade-off between reduced defense and increased growth in introduced ranges.

Conclusions:

  • Rapid adaptation, including clinal changes in defense, contributes to invasive spread.
  • Resource allocation trade-offs do not universally explain invasive success.
  • Understanding adaptive mechanisms is crucial for managing invasive species under climate change.