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Population growth lags in introduced species [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 When introduced to new ecosystems, species' populations often grow immediately postrelease. Some introduced species, however, maintain a low population size for years or decades before sudden, rapid population growth is observed.
Catherine L. Kelly +3 more
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Introduced species shape insular mutualistic networks. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2021 Our planet’s biosphere, comprising all living beings and their interactions, is experiencing unprecedented changes. Within a few decades, we could face entirely new climates, and radically altered species compositions and distributions, forming novel networks of biotic interactions.
Hui C.
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Alien and native species in Italian marine and transitional waters [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2023 Biological invasions are one of the major threats to the ecosystem structure and functioning. After the initial introduction, frequently mediated by human activities, alien species can overcome different biogeographical and ecological barriers and ...
Cristina Di Muri +6 more
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First records of Callaspidia defonscolombei Dahlbom, 1842 (Hymenoptera, Cynipioidea, Figitidae) in an urban environment in Colombia [PDF]
Check List, 2021 Callaspidia defonscolombei Dahlbom, 1842, is a figitid wasp with a widespread distribution. In South America, it has been reported from Argentina, Brazil, and Chile.
Esteban Tulande-M. +1 more
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Revista Chilena de Entomología, 2023 The striped earwig Labidura riparia (Pallas, 1773) is a cosmopolitan species and the sole representative of the family Labiduridae in North America. In Mexico, this species has been previously mentioned for the states of Baja California, Oaxaca, Sonora ...
Roberto García-Barrios
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Cuadernos de investigación UNED, 2021 Introduction: Due to its colors, shape, size, and simplicity of care, the neotropical fish Poecilia reticulata (guppy) is popular in the aquarium trade. It is also valued as mosquito control and is now found in most of the world. Objective: To report its
Paola López Fuentes +4 more
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First record of a potentially introduced leech, Helobdella aff. robusta Shankland, Bissen & Weisblat, 1992 (Hirudinea, Glossiphoniidae), in Japan [PDF]
Check List, 2023 Helobdella aff. robusta Shankland, Bissen & Weisblat, 1992 is recorded for the first time from Japan. The haplotype of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene sequence of a specimen from Japan is identical to that of one collected in ...
Chiaki Kambayashi, Takafumi Nakano
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First record of Hemidactylus mabouia (Moreau de Jonnès, 1818) (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from Colonia Carlos Pellegrini (Corrientes) and Salvador Mazza (Salta) in Argentina [PDF]
Check List, 2023 Hemidactylus mabouia (Moreau de Jonnès, 1818) is an African species introduced and widely distributed in South America. We report H. mabouia for the first time in the municipal campsite of Colonia Carlos Pellegrini (province of Corrientes ...
Vanesa Chocobar +5 more
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Revista Chilena de Entomología, 2022 The woodlouse spider Dysdera crocata C. L. Koch, native to the Old World, is recorded for the Mexican state of Nuevo León via the revision of vouchered specimens; it is also recorded for the states of Baja California, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí,
Manuel de Luna +2 more
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First genetic insights of Gonatodes caudiscutatus (Reptilia, Gekkota) in the Galapagos Islands and mainland Ecuador [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2023 Studies on genetic variability amongst native and introduced species contribute to a better understanding of the genetic diversity of species along their autochthonous distribution and identify possible routes of introduction.
Lía Altamirano-Ponce +7 more
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