Mitochondrial genetic variation as a potential mediator of intraspecific behavioural diversity

JA Brand, F Garcia-Gonzalez, DK Dowling… - Trends in ecology & …, 2024 - cell.com
Mitochondrial genes play an essential role in energy metabolism. Variation in the
mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequence often exists within species, and this variation can …

Emerging patterns in social wasp invasions

EEW Rankin - Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Invasive social wasps are ecologically damaging and increasingly recognized for
predation of bees.•Topics of research studies appear to parallel stage of …

Gene drives for invasive wasp control: Extinction is unlikely, with suppression dependent on dispersal and growth rates

PJ Lester, D O'Sullivan, GLW Perry - Ecological Applications, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Gene drives offer a potentially revolutionary method for pest control over large spatial
extents. These genetic modifications spread deleterious variants through a population and …

Anthropogenic pressures increase extinction risk of an isolated Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) population in southwestern China, as revealed by a combination …

Y Chen, Y Sun, L Atzeni, L Gibson, M Hua… - Integrative …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Identification of the effect of anthropogenic threats on ecosystem is crucial. We used
molecular tools and remote sensing to evaluate the population status of an isolated Asian …

Population genetics of the invasive wasp Vespula germanica in South Africa

J Eloff, R Veldtman, M Bulgarella, PJ Lester - Insectes Sociaux, 2020 - Springer
Abstract The German wasp (Vespula germanica) is a highly successful invader on a global
scale. These wasps were first observed in the Western Cape region in South Africa in 1972 …

The relationship between neutral genetic diversity and performance in wild arthropod populations

TAT Ho, PA Downing, MF Schou… - Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Larger effective populations (Ne) are characterized by higher genetic diversity, which is
expected to predict population performance (average individual performance that influences …

Social structure of perennial Vespula squamosa wasp colonies

CJ Dyson, HG Crossley, CH Ray… - Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Many social species show variation in their social structure in response to different
environmental conditions. For example, colonies of the yellowjacket wasp Vespula …

Loss of mitochondrial diversity in invasive populations of Asian honey bees, Apis cerana (Hymenoptera: Apidae), in the Austral‐Pacific

Z Sun, NC Chapman, R Raffiudin, RE Putra… - Austral …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduced species are a significant global concern because they can disrupt native
ecosystems and cause economic damage to agricultural systems and infrastructure. The …

Substantial rearrangements, single nucleotide frameshift deletion and low diversity in mitogenome of Wolbachia-infected strepsipteran endoparasitoid in comparison …

S Towett-Kirui, JL Morrow, M Riegler - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Insect mitogenome organisation is highly conserved, yet, some insects, especially with
parasitic life cycles, have rearranged mitogenomes. Furthermore, intraspecific mitochondrial …

Mitonuclear mismatch alters nuclear gene expression in naturally introgressed Rhinolophus bats

Y Ding, W Chen, Q Li, SJ Rossiter, X Mao - Frontiers in Zoology, 2021 - Springer
Background Mitochondrial function involves the interplay between mitochondrial and
nuclear genomes. Such mitonuclear interactions can be disrupted by the introgression of …