@article{fdi:010060360,
  title = {{T}hermotolerance adaptation to human-modified habitats occurs in the native range of the invasive ant {W}asmannia auropunctata before long-distance dispersal},
  author = {{F}oucaud, {J}. and {R}ey, {O}. and {R}obert, {S}. and {C}respin, {L}. and {O}rivel, {J}. and {F}acon, {B}. and {L}oiseau, {A}. and {J}ourdan, {H}erv{\'e} and {K}enne, {M}. and {M}asse, {P}. {S}. {M}. and {T}indo, {M}. and {V}onshak, {M}. and {E}stoup, {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{K}ey evolutionary events associated with invasion success are traditionally thought to occur in the introduced, rather than the native range of species. {I}n the invasive ant {W}asmannia auropunctata, however, a shift in reproductive system has been demonstrated within the native range, from the sexual non-dominant populations of natural habitats to the clonal dominant populations of human-modified habitats. {B}ecause abiotic conditions of human- modified habitats are hotter and dryer, we performed lab experiments on workers from a set of native and introduced populations, to investigate whether these ecological and genetic transitions were accompanied by a change in thermotolerance and whether such changes occurred before establishment in the introduced range. {T}hermotolerance levels were higher in native populations from human-modified habitats than in native populations from natural habitats, but were similar in native and introduced populations from human-modified habitats. {D}ifferences in thermotolerance could not be accounted for by differences in body size. {A} scenario based on local adaptation in the native range before introduction in remote areas represents the most parsimonious hypothesis to account for the observed phenotypic pattern. {T}hese findings highlight the importance of human land use in explaining major contemporary evolutionary changes.},
  keywords = {adaptation ; heat shock ; invasive species ; natural selection and contemporary evolution ; thermotolerance},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}volutionary {A}pplications},
  volume = {6},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {721--734},
  ISSN = {1752-4571},
  year = {2013},
  DOI = {10.1111/eva.12058},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010060360},
}