Authors
Michael D Martin, Elizabeth A Zimmer, Morten T Olsen, Andrew D Foote, M Thomas P Gilbert, Grace S Brush
Publication date
2014/4
Journal
Molecular Ecology
Volume
23
Issue
7
Pages
1701-1716
Description
Invasive plants provide ample opportunity to study evolutionary shifts that occur after introduction to novel environments. However, although genetic characters pre‐dating introduction can be important determinants of later success, large‐scale investigations of historical genetic structure have not been feasible. Common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.) is an invasive weed native to North America that is known for its allergenic pollen. Palynological records from sediment cores indicate that this species was uncommon before European colonization of North America, and ragweed populations expanded rapidly as settlers deforested the landscape on a massive scale, later becoming an aggressive invasive with populations established globally. Towards a direct comparison of genetic structure now and during intense anthropogenic disturbance of the late 19th century, we sampled 45 natural populations of …
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