Using clones and copper to resolve the genetic architecture of metal tolerance in a marine invader

• Published in: Ecology and evolution Vol. 2; no. 6; pp. 1319 - 1329
• Main Authors: McKenzie, Louise A., Johnston, Emma L., Brooks, Robert
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.06.2012; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: Adaptation; Antifouling substances; Biocides; Bryozoan; contamination; Copper; Covariance matrix; Ecosystem biology; Evolution; Exposure; factor analytical modeling; genetic correlation; Genetic diversity; Genetic variance; genetic variance and covariance; Genotype-environment interactions; Genotypes; Heavy metals; Introduced species; Invasive species; Invertebrates; Marine; Marine invertebrates; modular organism; Nonnative species; Original Research; Polluted environments; Pollution; Population genetics; Quantitative genetics; Recovery; Sediments; Ship hulls; trade‐off; Trends; Watersipora subtorquata; Australia; factor analytical modeling; genetic variance and covariance; trade-off; Bryozoan; genetic correlation; modular organism; contamination

The global spread of invasive species may be facilitated by adaptation to the practices that humans use to manage those species. For example, marine invertebrates that adapt to metal‐based antifouling biocides on ship hulls may be more likely to be introduced to and establish in metal‐polluted envir...