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Rapid increase in dispersal during range expansion in the invasive ladybird Harmonia axyridis

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The evolutionary trajectories associated with demographic, genetic and spatial disequilibrium have become an issue of growing interest in population biology. Invasive species provide unique opportunities to explore the impact of recent range expansion on life-history traits, making it possible to test for a spatial arrangement of dispersal abilities along the expanding range, in particular. We carried out controlled experiments in laboratory conditions to test the hypothesis of an increase in dispersal capacity with range expansion in Harmonia axyridis, a ladybird that has been invading Europe since 2001. We found a marked increase in the flight speed of the insects from the core to the front of the invasion range in two independent sampling transects. By contrast, we found that two other traits associated with dispersal (endurance and motivation to fly off) did not follow the same spatial gradient. Our results provide a striking illustration of the way in which predictable directional genetic changes may occur rapidly for some traits associated with dispersal during biological invasions. We discuss the consequences of our results for invasion dynamics and the evolutionary outcomes of spatially expanding populations.
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hal-02637907 , version 1 (15-09-2020)

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Eric Lombaert, Arnaud Estoup, Benoit Facon, B. Joubard, J. C. Gregoire, et al.. Rapid increase in dispersal during range expansion in the invasive ladybird Harmonia axyridis. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 2014, 27 (3), pp.508-517. ⟨10.1111/jeb.12316⟩. ⟨hal-02637907⟩
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