Invasion Success by Plant Breeding (eBook)

Dr. Christel Anne Ross completed her doctoral thesis at the Department of Community Ecology at the Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ in Halle, Germany. She now works as a junior editor in a specialist publishing house.

Foreword 6
Preface 10
Contents 11
Chapter 1 Introduction 17
1.1 The collaborative project INVASIONS 18
1.2 Evolutionary processes in plant invasion 19
1.3 Cultivated plants 20
1.4 Mahonia aquifolium 21
1.5 Thesis objectives 25
1.6 General Discussion 32
References 36
Chapter 2 Isolation and characterisation of microsatellite markers in the invasive shrub Mahonia aquifolium (Berberidaceae) and their applicability in related species 42
2.1 Abstract 42
2.2 Introduction 42
2.3 Material and Methods 43
2.4 Results and Discussion 44
References 48
Chapter 3 Genetic relationships among three native North-American Mahonia species, invasive Mahonia populations from Europe, and commercial cultivars 49
3.1 Abstract 49
3.2 Introduction 49
3.3 Material and Methods 52
3.4 Results 57
3.5 Discussion 64
References 69
Chapter 4 Invasive Mahonia plants outgrow their native relatives 73
4.1 Abstract 73
4.2 Introduction 74
4.3 Material and Methods 75
4.4 Results 80
4.5 Discussion 85
References 90
Chapter 5 Mahonia invasions in different habitats: local adaption or general-purpose genotypes? 95
5.1 Abstract 95
5.2 Introduction 96
5.3 Material and Methods 98
5.4 Results 104
5.5 Discussion 110
References 113