The final frontier: ecological and evolutionary dynamics of a global parasite invasion.
In: Biology letters, Jg. 19 (2023-05-01), Heft 5, S. 20220589
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Studying rapid biological changes accompanying the introduction of alien organisms into native ecosystems can provide insights into fundamental ecological and evolutionary theory. While powerful, this quasi-experimental approach is difficult to implement because the timing of invasions and their consequences are hard to predict, meaning that baseline pre-invasion data are often missing. Exceptionally, the eventual arrival of Varroa destructor (hereafter Varroa) in Australia has been predicted for decades. Varroa is a major driver of honeybee declines worldwide, particularly as vectors of diverse RNA viruses. The detection of Varroa in 2022 at over a hundred sites poses a risk of further spread across the continent. At the same time, careful study of Varroa's spread, if it does become established, can provide a wealth of information that can fill knowledge gaps about its effects worldwide. This includes how Varroa affects honeybee populations and pollination. Even more generally, Varroa invasion can serve as a model for evolution, virology and ecological interactions between the parasite, the host and other organisms.
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The final frontier: ecological and evolutionary dynamics of a global parasite invasion.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Chapman, NC ; Colin, T ; Cook, J ; da Silva CRB ; Gloag, R ; Hogendoorn, K ; Howard, SR ; Remnant, EJ ; Roberts, JMK ; Tierney, SM ; Wilson, RS ; Mikheyev, AS |
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Zeitschrift: | Biology letters, Jg. 19 (2023-05-01), Heft 5, S. 20220589 |
Veröffentlichung: | London : The Royal Society, 2005-, 2023 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1744-957X (electronic) |
DOI: | 10.1098/rsbl.2022.0589 |
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