Rapid evolutionary trade-offs between resistance to herbivory and tolerance to abiotic stress in an invasive plant.
Ecol Lett
; 26(6): 942-954, 2023 Jun.
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Release from enemies can lead to rapid evolution in invasive plants, including reduced metabolic investment in defence. Conversely, reassociation with enemies leads to renewed evolution of defence, but the potential costs of this evolution are poorly documented. We report increased resistance of the invader Ambrosia artemisiifolia after reassociation with a coevolved specialist herbivore, and that this increase corresponds with reduced abiotic stress tolerance. Herbivore resistance was higher, but drought tolerance was lower in plants from populations with a longer reassociation history, and this corresponded with changes in phenylpropanoids involved in insect resistance and abiotic stress tolerance. These changes were corroborated by shifts in the expression of underlying biosynthetic genes and plant anti-oxidants. Together, our findings suggest rapid evolution of plant traits after reassociation with coevolved enemies, resulting in genetically based shifts in investment between abiotic and biotic stress responses, providing insights into co-evolution, plant invasion and biological control.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Evolución Biológica
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Herbivoria
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Animals
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En
Revista:
Ecol Lett
Año:
2023
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Article
País de afiliación:
China
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido