Predicting Adaptation and Range Expansion Under Climate Change

Selection shapes the evolution of genome size in a globally invasive plant.

Byonkesh Nongthongbam, Paul Battlay, Katherine G Maunder, Alexandre Fournier-Level, Michael D Martin, John R Stinchcombe, Kathryn A Hodgins

2026-08-28

Biological invasions provide powerful natural experiments for understanding how genome architecture responds to novel climatic env..

Variable Genetic Architecture Limits Cross-Range Genomic Prediction of Functional Traits in Invasive Common Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia)

AR Putra, KA Hodgins, A Fournier-Level

2026-04-01

Functional trait expression is a potentially powerful predictor of invasion success, but the reliability of trait-based prediction..

Haploblocks contribute to parallel climate adaptation following global invasion of a cosmopolitan plant

P Battlay, BT Hendrickson, JI Mendez-Reneau, JS Santangelo, LJ Albano, J Wilson, AE Caizergues, N King, A Puentes, A Tudoran, C Violle, F Vasseur, CM Patterson, M Foster, C Stamps, SG Innes, R Allio, F Angeoletto, DN Anstett, J Anstett

2025-08-01

The role of rapid adaptation during species invasions has historically been minimized with the assumption that introductions consi..

Copy number variation contributes to parallel local adaptation in an invasive plant

J Wilson, VC Bieker, L van Boheemen, T Connallon, MD Martin, P Battlay, KA Hodgins

2025-03-11

Adaptation is a critical determinant of the diversification, persistence, and geographic range limits of species. Yet the genetic ..

Rapid Parallel Adaptation in Distinct Invasions of Ambrosia Artemisiifolia Is Driven by Large-Effect Structural Variants

P Battlay, S Craig, AR Putra, K Monro, NP De Silva, J Wilson, VC Bieker, S Kabir, N Shamaya, L van Boheemen, LH Rieseberg, JR Stinchcombe, A Fournier-Level, MD Martin, KA Hodgins

2025-01-01

When introduced to multiple distinct ranges, invasive species provide a compelling natural experiment for understanding the repeat..

Assessing the invasive potential of different source populations of ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.) through genomically informed species distribution modelling

Andhika R Putra, Kathryn A Hodgins, Alexandre Fournier-Level

2024-01-01

The genetic composition of founding populations is likely to play a key role in determining invasion success. Individual genotypes..

Large haploblocks underlie rapid adaptation in the invasive weed Ambrosia artemisiifolia

P Battlay, J Wilson, VC Bieker, C Lee, D Prapas, B Petersen, S Craig, L van Boheemen, R Scalone, NP de Silva, A Sharma, B Konstantinović, KA Nurkowski, LH Rieseberg, T Connallon, MD Martin, KA Hodgins

2023-12-01

Adaptation is the central feature and leading explanation for the evolutionary diversification of life. Adaptation is also notorio..