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Temporal collections to study invasion biology
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  • Amy Kim,
  • Julia Kreiner,
  • Fernando Hernandez,
  • Dan Bock,
  • Kathryn Hodgins,
  • Loren Rieseberg
Amy Kim
The University of British Columbia

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Julia Kreiner
The University of British Columbia
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Fernando Hernandez
The University of British Columbia
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Dan Bock
The University of British Columbia
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Kathryn Hodgins
Monash University
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Loren Rieseberg
University of British Columbia
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Abstract

Biological invasions represent an extraordinary opportunity to study evolution. This is because accidental or deliberate species introductions have taken place for centuries across large geographical scales, in natural and anthropogenic environments. Until recently however, the utility of invasions as evolutionary experiments has been hampered by the limited information on the makeup of populations that were part of earlier invasion stages. Now, developments in ancient and historical DNA technologies, as well as the quickening pace of digitization for millions of specimens that are housed in herbaria and museums globally promise to help overcome this obstacle. In this review, we first introduce the types of temporal data that can be used to study invasions, highlighting the timescale captured by each approach, and their respective limitations. We then discuss how ancient and historical specimens as well as data available from prior invasion studies can be used to answer questions on mechanisms of (mal)adaptation, rates of evolution, or community-level changes during invasions. By bridging the gap between contemporary and historical invasive populations, temporal data can help us connect pattern to process in invasion science. These data will become increasingly important if invasions are to achieve their full potential as experiments of evolution in nature.
22 Aug 2023Submitted to Molecular Ecology
23 Aug 2023Submission Checks Completed
23 Aug 2023Assigned to Editor
23 Aug 2023Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
23 Aug 2023Reviewer(s) Assigned
20 Sep 2023Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
30 Sep 20231st Revision Received
03 Oct 2023Submission Checks Completed
03 Oct 2023Assigned to Editor
03 Oct 2023Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
06 Oct 2023Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
07 Oct 20232nd Revision Received
09 Oct 2023Submission Checks Completed
09 Oct 2023Assigned to Editor
09 Oct 2023Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending