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Evolution of invasiveness in plants following hybridization

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Despite the fact that invasion biology started as a science grounded almost exclusively in ecology, it rapidly embraced evolutionary research in the last decade. As the contents of this Special Issue testify, the subfield of evolution of invasiveness by hybridization has received increasing attention. Hybrid derived invasives have proved to be an excellent opportunity for the study of the evolution of invasiveness.

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This work was supported by funding from a USDA NRI CSREES Grant (2003-35320-13559), and National Science Foundation Biocomplexity Grant (DEB-0409984). The manuscript improved with comments from Debra Ayres and Ingrid Parker.

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Ellstrand, N.C. Evolution of invasiveness in plants following hybridization. Biol Invasions 11, 1089–1091 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-008-9389-9

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