Where and how Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) spreads in Corsica?
| Autor: | Erick Provost, M. Renucci, Olivier Blight, A. Tirard, Jérôme Orgeas |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Dolichoderinae
Range (biology) Argentina Introduced species Hymenoptera General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Species Specificity Argentine ant Animals Humans Human Activities Ecology General Immunology and Microbiology biology Ants General Medicine biology.organism_classification language.human_language Geography Habitat language Animal Migration Linepithema France General Agricultural and Biological Sciences Corsican |
| Zdroj: | Comptes Rendus Biologies. 332:747-751 |
| ISSN: | 1631-0691 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.crvi.2009.04.005 |
| Popis: | The Argentine ant, Linepithema humile (Dolichoderinae), is one of the most widespread invasive ant species in the world. When established in optimal habitat, this species usually excludes most other local ants and can heavily impact other arthropods as well. Although Argentine ants have been present in southern Europe for more than 100 years, they were first noted in Corsica, a French Mediterranean island, in 1957 in only one urban station. In this study, we aimed to map precisely their geographical distribution in Corsica and to quantify their presence by using an infestation index. We recorded changes in the distribution of Argentine ants in Corsica over the past decade. Argentine ants appeared to be well established within their introduced range and spreading along the Corsican coasts principally through Human-mediated jump-dispersal but not homogenously. |
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