When invasive ants meet: effects of outbreeding on queen performance in the tramp ant Cardiocondyla itsukii
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DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.12530
Abstract: Most disturbed habitats in the tropics and subtropics harbor numerous species of invasive ants, and occasionally the same species has been introduced repeatedly from multiple geographical sources. We examined how experimental crossbreeding between sexuals from… read more here.
Keywords: tramp ant; cardiocondyla itsukii; ant cardiocondyla; invasive ants ... See more keywords
Mutualism disruption by an invasive ant reduces carbon fixation for a foundational East African ant-plant.
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DOI: 10.1111/ele.13725
Abstract: Invasive ants shape assemblages and interactions of native species, but their effect on fundamental ecological processes is poorly understood. In East Africa, Pheidole megacephala ants have invaded monodominant stands of the ant-tree Acacia drepanolobium, extirpating… read more here.
Keywords: disruption invasive; mutualism disruption; carbon; invasive ants ... See more keywords
The unusual genetics of invasive ants
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DOI: 10.1126/science.adh1664
Abstract: Description The males of an invasive ant species are chimeras of two distinct genetic lineages Species with unusual modes of reproduction are overrepresented among invasive organisms that are dispersed by humans across the globe and… read more here.
Keywords: unusual genetics; invasive ants; genetics invasive; biology ... See more keywords