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Abstract:
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1. Alien species and accelerated evolution -- 2. Adaptation of alien species for dispersal and establishment -- 3. Founder effects and exotic variability -- 4. Introduction sources, cryptic species, and invasion routes -- 5. Hybridization and evolution of exotics -- 6. Hybridization and transgenic organisms -- 7. Invasion resistance of native communities -- 8. Adaptation of alien species to new habitats -- 9. Evolutionary adaptation by alien herbivores -- 10. Evolutionary adaptation by alien predators and gents -- 15. Accumulation of herbivores, predators, and parasites by alien species -- 16. Alien species as agents of extirpation and extinction -- 17. Evolutionary ecology of alien biological control agents. 18. Counteradaptation and integration into the biotic community -- 19. Dispersing aliens and speciation -- 20. Permanently altered biotic communities.
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