Species distributions are rapidly changing as human globalization increasingly moves organisms to novel environments. In marine systems, species introductions are the result of a number of anthropogenic mechanisms, notably shipping, aquaculture/mariculture, the pet and bait trades, and the creation of canals. Marine invasions are a global threat to human and non‐human populations alike and are often listed as one of the top conservation concerns worldwide, having ecological, evolutionary, and social ramifications. Evolutionary investigations of marine invasions can provide crucial insight into an introduced species’ potential impacts in its new range, including: physiological adaptation and behavioral changes to exploit new environments; changes in resident populations, community interactions, and ecosystems; and severe reductions in genetic diversity that may limit evolutionary potential in the introduced range. This special issue focuses on current research advances in the evolutionary biology of marine invasions and can be broadly classified into a few major avenues of research: the evolutionary history of invasive populations, post‐invasion reproductive changes, and the role of evolution in parasite introductions. Together, they demonstrate the value of investigating marine invasions from an evolutionary perspective, with benefits to both fundamental and applied evolutionary biology at local and broad scales.

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关于海洋入侵的进化观点。

随着人类全球化将生物体转移到新的环境中，物种分布正在迅速变化。在海洋系统中，物种引进是多种人为机制的结果，特别是航运，水产养殖/海水养殖，宠物和饵料贸易以及运河的建立。海洋入侵对人类和非人类人口均构成全球威胁，通常被列为全球最重要的保护问题之一，具有生态，进化和社会影响。对海洋入侵的进化研究可以提供对引入物种在其新范围内的潜在影响的重要见解，包括：生理适应和行为变化以开发新环境；居民人口，社区互动和生态系统的变化；以及遗传多样性的严重减少，可能会限制引入范围内的进化潜力。本期专刊着眼于海洋入侵进化生物学的最新研究进展，可以大致分为以下几种主要研究途径：入侵种群的进化史，入侵后生殖变化以及进化在寄生虫引进中的作用。他们一起证明了从进化的角度研究海洋入侵的价值，对地方和广泛尺度的基础和应用进化生物学都有好处。入侵种群的进化史，入侵后的生殖变化以及进化在引入寄生虫中的作用。他们一起证明了从进化的角度研究海洋入侵的价值，对地方和广泛尺度的基础和应用进化生物学都有好处。入侵种群的进化史，入侵后的生殖变化以及进化在引入寄生虫中的作用。他们一起证明了从进化的角度研究海洋入侵的价值，对地方和广泛尺度的基础和应用进化生物学都有好处。