Bees have been managed and utilised for honey production for centuries and, more
recently, pollination services. Since the mid 20th Century, the use and production of …

Though they are relatively understudied, non-native bees are ubiquitous and have
enormous potential economic and environmental impacts. These impacts may be positive or …

Since the rise of agriculture, human populations have domesticated plant and animal
species to fulfil their needs. With modern agriculture, a limited number of these species has …

Over the past two decades, natural history collections (NHCs) have played an increasingly
prominent role in global change research, but they have still greater potential, especially for …

Understanding the evolutionary histories of invasive species is critical to adopt appropriate
management strategies, but this process can be exceedingly complex to unravel. As …

Bumble bees are a longstanding model system for studies on behaviour, ecology and
evolution, due to their well‐studied social lifestyle, invaluable role as wild and managed …

Background Invasive species are increasingly driving biodiversity decline, and knowledge of
colonization dynamics, including both drivers and dispersal modes, are important to prevent …

Biological invasions are facilitated by the global transportation of species and climate
change. Given that invasions may cause ecological and economic damage and pose a …

Gene diversity, or expected heterozygosity (H), is a common statistic for assessing genetic
variation within populations. Estimation of this statistic decreases in accuracy and precision …

The origin of the elephant on the island of Borneo remains elusive. Research has suggested
two alternative hypotheses: the Bornean elephant stems either from a recent introduction in …