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Song XJ, Liu G, Qian ZQ, Zhu ZH. Niche Filling Dynamics of Ragweed ( Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.) during Global Invasion. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:1313. [PMID: 36987000 PMCID: PMC10055026 DOI: 10.3390/plants12061313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Revised: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Determining whether the climatic ecological niche of an invasive alien plant is similar to that of the niche occupied by its native population (ecological niche conservatism) is essential for predicting the plant invasion process. Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.) usually poses serious threats to human health, agriculture, and ecosystems within its newly occupied range. We calculated the overlap, stability, unfilling, and expansion of ragweed's climatic ecological niche using principal component analysis and performed ecological niche hypothesis testing. The current and potential distribution of A. artemisiifolia was mapped by ecological niche models to identify areas in China with the highest potential risk of A. artemisiifolia invasion. The high ecological niche stability indicates that A. artemisiifolia is ecologically conservative during the invasion. Ecological niche expansion (expansion = 0.407) occurred only in South America. In addition, the difference between the climatic and native niches of the invasive populations is mainly the result of unpopulated niches. The ecological niche model suggests that southwest China, which has not been invaded by A. artemisiifolia, faces an elevated risk of invasion. Although A. artemisiifolia occupies a climatic niche distinct from native populations, the climatic niche of the invasive population is only a subset of the native niche. The difference in climatic conditions is the main factor leading to the ecological niche expansion of A. artemisiifolia during the invasion. Additionally, human activities play a substantial role in the expansion of A. artemisiifolia. Alterations in the A. artemisiifolia niche would help explain why this species is so invasive in China.
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- Xing-Jiang Song
- College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
- Research Center for UAV Remote Sensing, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
- Changqing Teaching & Research Base of Ecology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
- Research Center for UAV Remote Sensing, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
- Changqing Teaching & Research Base of Ecology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
- Research Center for UAV Remote Sensing, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
- Changqing Teaching & Research Base of Ecology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
- Research Center for UAV Remote Sensing, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
- Changqing Teaching & Research Base of Ecology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
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Temporal repeatability of behaviour in a lizard: implications for behavioural syndrome studies. Evol Ecol 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s10682-023-10232-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/03/2023]
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AbstractIt is well established that, across taxa, individuals within populations exhibit consistent differences in their behaviour across time and/or contexts. Further, the functional coupling of traits may result in the formation of a behavioural syndrome. Despite extensive evidence on the existence of consistent among-individual differences in behaviour and behavioural syndromes in the animal realm, these findings are predominately based upon short-term assessments, leading to questions regarding their stability over longer periods. Understanding if these estimates are temporally stable would allow predictions of individual behaviour to be made using short-term repeated measures. Here, we used 57 adult male delicate skinks (Lampropholis delicata) to evaluate the stability of behavioural variation observed both among (animal personality and behavioural plasticity) and within individuals (behavioural predictability), as well as behavioural syndromes, across short (four weeks) and long (five months) timeframes. To do so, we repeatedly assayed activity, exploration, and boldness five times per each individual. Overall, our study revealed complex patterns of behavioural variation and trait (co)variation over time. Activity was always repeatable across time intervals, whereas behavioural differences among individuals in exploration and boldness were not consistent. Yet a behavioural syndrome between activity and exploration was detected at both shorter and longer temporal scales, suggesting that syndrome structure in these traits does not vary as a function of time. Our findings indicate that, at least for some traits (e.g. activity) and studies, short-term measures may be adequate in serving as a proxy for long-term variation in individual behaviour, and to reveal the existence of behavioural syndromes at the population level.
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Biological invasions as a selective filter driving behavioral divergence. Nat Commun 2022; 13:5996. [PMID: 36220842 PMCID: PMC9553908 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33755-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Biological invasions are a multi-stage process (i.e., transport, introduction, establishment, spread), with each stage potentially acting as a selective filter on traits associated with invasion success. Behavior (e.g., exploration, activity, boldness) plays a key role in facilitating species introductions, but whether invasion acts as a selective filter on such traits is not well known. Here we capitalize on the well-characterized introduction of an invasive lizard (Lampropholis delicata) across three independent lineages throughout the Pacific, and show that invasion shifted behavioral trait means and reduced among-individual variation—two key predictions of the selective filter hypothesis. Moreover, lizards from all three invasive ranges were also more behaviorally plastic (i.e., greater within-individual variation) than their native range counterparts. We provide support for the importance of selective filtering of behavioral traits in a widespread invasion. Given that invasive species are a leading driver of global biodiversity loss, understanding how invasion selects for specific behaviors is critical for improving predictions of the effects of alien species on invaded communities. Invasive species are a leading driver of global biodiversity loss. Here, the authors show that the process of invasion itself can promote behavioral changes important to the success of widespread invaders, with implications for understanding the effects of alien species on invaded communities.
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Chaplin K, Smith Date K, Bray RD, Miller KA, Lutz ML, Razeng E, Thompson MB, Chapple DG. Intraspecific hybridisation of an invasive lizard on Lord Howe Island. AUST J ZOOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1071/zo21045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Human-mediated dispersal of animals often acts to bring populations that have been separated for substantial periods of evolutionary time (e.g. millions of years) in their native range into contact in their introduced range. Whether these taxa successfully interbreed in the introduced range provides information on the strength of reproductive isolation amongst them. The invasive delicate skink (Lampropholis delicata) has been accidentally introduced to Lord Howe Island from four genetically divergent (>2 million years) regions of the species’ native range in eastern Australia. We used mitochondrial DNA and microsatellite data to investigate whether the individuals from four of the native-range source regions are interbreeding on Lord Howe Island. Our analyses indicate that intraspecific hybridisation among individuals from all four native-range source regions is occurring. Although there is little evidence for hybrids in the northern end of Lord Howe Island (proportion of hybrids: 0–0.02; n = 31), there is a high proportion of hybrids in the central (0.33–0.69; n = 59) and southern regions (0.38–0.75; n = 8) of the island. Given the strong evidence for interbreeding among all four native-range source regions examined, and the relatively minor morphological, life-history and phenotypic variation among them, we suggest that the delicate skink should continue to be treated as a single, widespread, but variable species.
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Harris J, Smith CR, Winkel D, Brunton DH, Goulet CT, Chapple DG. Does the invasive plague skink (
Lampropholis delicata
) compete with native skink species in New Zealand? AUSTRAL ECOL 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/aec.12984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Jaclyn Harris
- School of Biological Sciences Monash University 25 Rainforest Walk Clayton Victoria3800Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences Monash University 25 Rainforest Walk Clayton Victoria3800Australia
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- Bioresearches (Babbage Consultants) AucklandNew Zealand
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- School of Natural and Computational Sciences Massey University Albany, Auckland New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences Monash University 25 Rainforest Walk Clayton Victoria3800Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences Monash University 25 Rainforest Walk Clayton Victoria3800Australia
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Blumenfeld AJ, Vargo EL. Geography, opportunity and bridgeheads facilitate termite invasions to the United States. Biol Invasions 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-020-02322-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Walsh S, Goulet CT, Wong BBM, Chapple DG. Inherent behavioural traits enable a widespread lizard to cope with urban life. J Zool (1987) 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- S. Walsh
- School of Biological Sciences Monash University Clayton Victoria Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences Monash University Clayton Victoria Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences Monash University Clayton Victoria Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences Monash University Clayton Victoria Australia
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Zemanova MA, Broennimann O, Guisan A, Knop E, Heckel G. Slimy invasion: Climatic niche and current and future biogeography of Arion
slug invaders. DIVERS DISTRIB 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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- Miriam A. Zemanova
- Computational and Molecular Population Genetics Group; Institute of Ecology and Evolution; University of Bern; Bern Switzerland
- Community Ecology Group; Institute of Ecology and Evolution; University of Bern; Bern Switzerland
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution; University of Lausanne; Lausanne Switzerland
- Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics; University of Lausanne; Lausanne Switzerland
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution; University of Lausanne; Lausanne Switzerland
- Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics; University of Lausanne; Lausanne Switzerland
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- Community Ecology Group; Institute of Ecology and Evolution; University of Bern; Bern Switzerland
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- Computational and Molecular Population Genetics Group; Institute of Ecology and Evolution; University of Bern; Bern Switzerland
- Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics; Lausanne Switzerland
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Kang F, Goulet CT, Chapple DG. The impact of urbanization on learning ability in an invasive lizard. Biol J Linn Soc Lond 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/biolinnean/blx131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Does personality influence learning? A case study in an invasive lizard. Oecologia 2017; 185:641-651. [DOI: 10.1007/s00442-017-3975-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2016] [Accepted: 09/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Hargrove JS, Weyl OLF, Austin JD. Reconstructing the introduction history of an invasive fish predator in South Africa. Biol Invasions 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-017-1437-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Michelangeli M, Chapple DG, Wong BBM. Are behavioural syndromes sex specific? Personality in a widespread lizard species. Behav Ecol Sociobiol 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s00265-016-2197-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Chapple DG, Knegtmans J, Kikillus H, van Winkel D. Biosecurity of exotic reptiles and amphibians in New Zealand: building upon Tony Whitaker's legacy. J R Soc N Z 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/03036758.2015.1108344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Anderson LG, Rocliffe S, Haddaway NR, Dunn AM. The Role of Tourism and Recreation in the Spread of Non-Native Species: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0140833. [PMID: 26485300 PMCID: PMC4618285 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0140833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2015] [Accepted: 09/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Managing the pathways by which non-native species are introduced and spread is considered the most effective way of preventing species invasions. Tourism and outdoor recreation involve the frequent congregation of people, vehicles and vessels from geographically diverse areas. They are therefore perceived to be major pathways for the movement of non-native species, and ones that will become increasingly important with the continued growth of these sectors. However, a global assessment of the relationship between tourism activities and the introduction of non-native species–particularly in freshwater and marine environments–is lacking. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the impact of tourism and outdoor recreation on non-native species in terrestrial, marine and freshwater environments. Our results provide quantitative evidence that the abundance and richness of non-native species are significantly higher in sites where tourist activities take place than in control sites. The pattern was consistent across terrestrial, freshwater and marine environments; across a variety of vectors (e.g. horses, hikers, yachts); and across a range of taxonomic groups. These results highlight the need for widespread biosecurity interventions to prevent the inadvertent introduction of invasive non-native species (INNS) as the tourism and outdoor recreation sectors grow.
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- Lucy G. Anderson
- School of Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Weymouth, United Kingdom
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- Environment Department, University of York, York, United Kingdom
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- MISTRA EviEM, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden
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- School of Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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Michelangeli M, Wong BB, Chapple DG. It’s a trap: sampling bias due to animal personality is not always inevitable. Behav Ecol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arv123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Darling JA. Genetic studies of aquatic biological invasions: closing the gap between research and management. Biol Invasions 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-014-0726-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Liu X, Li X, Liu Z, Tingley R, Kraus F, Guo Z, Li Y. Congener diversity, topographic heterogeneity and human-assisted dispersal predict spread rates of alien herpetofauna at a global scale. Ecol Lett 2014; 17:821-9. [PMID: 24750500 DOI: 10.1111/ele.12286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2013] [Revised: 01/29/2014] [Accepted: 03/25/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Understanding the factors that determine rates of range expansion is not only crucial for developing risk assessment schemes and management strategies for invasive species, but also provides important insight into the ability of species to disperse in response to climate change. However, there is little knowledge on why some invasions spread faster than others at large spatiotemporal scales. Here, we examine the effects of human activities, species traits and characteristics of the invaded range on spread rates using a global sample of alien reptile and amphibian introductions. We show that spread rates vary remarkably among invaded locations within a species, and differ across biogeographical realms. Spread rates are positively related to the richness of native congeneric species and human-assisted dispersal in the invaded range but are negatively correlated with topographic heterogeneity. Our findings highlight the importance of environmental characteristics and human-assisted dispersal in developing robust frameworks for predicting species' range shifts.
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- Xuan Liu
- Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China
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