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Research Project: Biological Control and Community Restoration Strategies for Invasive Weed Control in the Northern Great Plains Rangelands

Location: Pest Management Research

Title: Disarming the Red Queen: plant invasions, novel weapons, species coexistence, and microevolution

Author
item Espeland, Erin

Submitted to: New Phytologist
Publication Type: Research Notes
Publication Acceptance Date: 1/28/2018
Publication Date: 4/1/2018
Citation: Espeland, E.K. 2018. Disarming the Red Queen: plant invasions, novel weapons, species coexistence, and microevolution. New Phytologist. 218(1):12-14. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.15060.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.15060

Interpretive Summary: This paper is a commentary on the importance of the featured paper in the issue. The authors found that an invasive species and a co-occurring native species had evolved to coexist with one another in the space of 50 years. The rapid evolution of tolerance (as opposed to arms race style escalation) has important ramifications for studying competition in native plant communities.

Technical Abstract: This paper is a commentary on the importance of the featured paper in the issue. The authors found that an invasive species and a co-occurring native species had evolved to coexist with one another in the space of 50 years. The rapid evolution of tolerance (as opposed to arms race style escalation) has important ramifications for studying competition in native plant communities.