Leaf Traits Linked to Herbivory in Lineages with Mediterranean-Macaronesian Distributions: Does an Island Syndrome in Plant Defence Exist? 4

Island Features and Abiotic Factors as Drivers of Insect Leaf Herbivory on Islands

Are leaf traits and genetic differentiation patterns divergent in endemic vs widespread congeneric plant species? Insights from the Mediterranean forest species pair Aegonychon calabrum-A. purpurocaeruleum (Boraginaceae)

Understanding trait and genetic variability within endemic plant species is key to elucidate their plasticity, resource-use attitudes and adaptive responses in variable habitat conditions. However, no studies have focused on both variability dimensions and their relationship in narrow Mediterranean endemics of the fore...

Rapid evolution of multidimensional traits and climate‐driven syndromes in an invasive plant across latitudinal gradients

Since its introduction to China, Spartina has rapidly evolved an integrated ecological strategy to enhance invasiveness under climate‐driven selective pressure, which can explain why this grass became the most successful invader along the country's coast.

Introduction: Ecology and Evolution of Plant-Herbivore Interactions on Islands 1

Connectivity, genetic diversity and adaptive potential of an endangered beetle: genomic evidence for veteran tree management

Habitat fragmentation and destruction in old-growth forests represents a primary threat to specialist species, frequently resulting in the erosion of genetic diversity. The Hermit Beetle, Osmoderma barnabita, is a protected relic of primeval forests and an obligate saproxylic specialist whose larval development depends...

Functional traits reveal unaccounted diversity within Sonchus asper (L.) Hill (Asteraceae) in the northern Mediterranean and enable the reinstatement of ancient taxa

Abstract Functional traits express the ecological and evolutionary attributes of individuals that compose taxa, providing robust criteria to detect speciation when integrated with phylogenies. We tested this approach in Sonchus asper (L.) Hill, a putatively self-fertilizing annual weed that has recently been reported t...