DeutschesFachbuch.de : Invasion Success by Plant Breeding Evolutionary Changes as a Critical Factor for the Invasion of the ornamental plant Mahonia aquifolium Von Christel Anne Ross

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Contents
Summary XV
Introduction 1
1.1 The collaborative project INVASIONS 2
1.2 Evolutionary processes in plant invasion 3
1.3 Cultivated plants 4
1.4 Mahonia aquifolium 5
1.5 Thesis objectives 9
1.5.1 Differences in neutral molecular markers 10
1.5.2 Genetic differences in ecological relevant traits 11
1.5.3 Local adaptation 13
1.6 General Discussion 16
1.6.1 Evolutionary changes occurred in invasive Mahonia 16
1.6.2 Plant cultivation facilitated invasion of Mahonia 17
1.6.3 Evolved phenotypic plasticity as a reason for invasiveness 18
1.6.4 Importance of evolution, cultivation and breeding in studies of plant invasion...
References 20
Isolation and characterisation of microsatellite markers in the invasive shrub Mahoni...
2.1 Abstract 27
2.2 Introduction 27
2.3 Material and Methods 28
2.4 Results and Discussion 29
References 33
Genetic relationships among three native North-American Mahonia species, invasive Mah...
3.1 Abstract 35
3.2 Introduction 35
3.3 Material and Methods 38
3.3.1 Species 38
3.3.2 Sampling and genetic analyses 39
3.3.3 Data analysis 42
3.4 Results 43
3.4.1 Genetic variation 43
3.4.2 Relationship among native species, cultivars and invasives 46
3.5 Discussion 50
3.5.1 Genetic diversity in invasive populations 50
3.5.2 Relationship among native species 51
3.5.3 Cultivars as likely sources of invasive populations 52
3.5.4 Plant breeding and evolution of invasive traits 53
References 55
Invasive Mahonia plants outgrow their native relatives 59
4.1 Abstract 59
4.2 Introduction 60
4.3 Material and Methods 61
4.3.1 Study species 61
4.3.2 Sampling and rearing of plant material 62
4.3.3 Experimental design and measurements 64
4.3.4 Statistical analyses 65
4.4 Results 66
4.5 Discussion 71
References 76
Mahonia invasions in different habitats: local adaptation or general-purpose genotype...
5.1 Abstract 81
5.2 Introduction 82
5.3 Material and Methods 84
5.3.1 Study species 84
5.3.2 Study sites and characterisation of habitat conditions 85
5.3.3 Rearing of seedlings 87
5.3.4 Field experiment 87
5.3.5 Greenhouse experiments 87
5.3.6 Statistical analyses 89
5.4 Results 90
5.4.1 Habitat conditions 90
5.4.2 Reciprocal transplantation in the field 92
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