Evolutionary genetics of invasive species has been unexplored in Argentina. Invasive alienspecies (IAS) have a wide geographical distribution, characteristic life cycles and great abilityto adapt, establish and spread in ...

Exotic species can spread in the environment, act as an invasive, occupy a niche that was of native species before and replace their role. The impacts caused by invasive species on the native ones show in many ways: ...

The invasive potential of a species is related to the interaction between genetic and environmental characteristics, as climatic conditions and native vegetation, reflecting the species adaptation to local conditions. An ...

In order to increase the probability of reproduction, social insects can adopt various mate-finding strategies, such as increasing densities of males at specific locations, and/or visual and chemical cues that attract the ...

Las especies invasoras pueden afectar a las especies nativas de los ecosistemas invadidos. El abejorro europeo, Bombus terrestris, es una de las abejas invasoras más exitosas en regiones templadas alrededor del mundo. Esta ...

BACKGROUND: The whitefly Bemisia tabaci is amajor cosmopolitan pest and comprises a complex of more than 36 cryptic species that cause serious damage to agricultural crops worldwide. In this study, the Mediterranean species ...

Many alien invasive tree species were originally introduced to their non-native ranges for use in forestry and as urban trees. These alien species were selected for their fast growth and not necessarily for possessing ...

Most non-autogamous orchids rely on either a single, or on a small number of pollinators to set fruit. The nectar-rewarding orchid Brachystele unilateralis and the nectarless and deceit-pollinated Chloraea virescens are ...