Aim Niche‐based distribution models are often used to predict the spread of invasive
species. These models assume niche conservation during invasion, but invasive species
can have different requirements from populations in their native range for many reasons,
including niche evolution. I used distribution modelling to investigate niche conservatism for
the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus Skuse) during its invasion of three continents. I
also used this approach to predict areas at risk of invasion from propagules originating from …