Title:
Changing environment at home genetically primes invasive species to take over abroad
Author:
Eric Hamilton
Published:
Phys.org, 22 June 2020
https://phys.org/news/2020-06-environment-home-genetically-primes-invasive.html
From the article:
* University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists have found that a constantly fluctuating environment can enable some species to invade new areas by helping them maintain the genetic diversity they need to settle into their new homes.
* Writing in Nature Ecology and Evolution on June 22, UW-Madison Professor of Integrative Biology Carol Eunmi Lee and postdoctoral researcher David Stern describe how a small crustacean from salty waters, the copepod Eurytemora affinis, was able to invade the Great Lakes and other freshwater lakes.