Multiple introductions, polyploidy and mixed reproductive strategies are linked to genetic diversity and structure in the most widespread invasive plant across Southern Ocean archipelagos

• Published in: Molecular Ecology
• Main Authors: Mairal Pisa, Mario J., García-Verdugo, Carlos
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2023
• Subjects: Biological invasions; Breeding system; Clonality; Genetic variation; Islands; Poa annua; Polyploidy; Population genetics; Self-fertilization; Sub-Antarctic; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Kerguelen; New Zealand; Tristan; Gough; Antarc*; Australian Antarctic Program; Institut Polaire Français; Macquarie Island; Prince Edward Islands; South African National Antarctic Programme; Swiss Polar Institute
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10481/85111; https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16809

This work received support from the Swiss Polar Institute and Ferring Pharmaceuticals through the Antarctic Circumnavigation Expedition (“ACE”). Additional fi- nancial and logistical support was provided by the South African National Research Foundation (NRF) and by the South African National Antarc...