Tropicalization of temperate ecosystems in North America: The northward range expansion of tropical organisms in response to warming winter temperatures
Tropicalization is a term used to describe the transformation of temperate ecosystems by
poleward‐moving tropical organisms in response to warming temperatures. In North …
poleward‐moving tropical organisms in response to warming temperatures. In North …
When pets become pests: the role of the exotic pet trade in producing invasive vertebrate animals
JL Lockwood, DJ Welbourne… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The annual trade in exotic vertebrates as pets is a multi‐billion‐dollar global business.
Thousands of species, and tens of millions of individual animals, are shipped both …
Thousands of species, and tens of millions of individual animals, are shipped both …
The ecological drivers and consequences of wildlife trade
Wildlife trade is a key driver of extinction risk, affecting at least 24% of terrestrial vertebrates.
The persistent removal of species can have profound impacts on species extinction risk and …
The persistent removal of species can have profound impacts on species extinction risk and …
Argasid and ixodid systematics: implications for soft tick evolution and systematics, with a new argasid species list
BJ Mans, J Featherston, M Kvas, KA Pillay… - Ticks and tick-borne …, 2019 - Elsevier
The systematics of the genera and subgenera within the soft tick family Argasidae is not
adequately resolved. Different classification schemes, reflecting diverse schools of scientific …
adequately resolved. Different classification schemes, reflecting diverse schools of scientific …
Patterns of Non-Native Species Introduction, Spread, and Ecological Impact in South Florida, the World's Most Invaded Continental Ecoregion
Invasive species are a chief threat to native biodiversity and are only becoming more
common with human globalization. This creates a need to understand the patterns in …
common with human globalization. This creates a need to understand the patterns in …
Ongoing invasions of the African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis: a global review
We conducted a literature review on the current status of all known extralimital populations
of the African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis, to identify commonality in invasion pathways, lag …
of the African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis, to identify commonality in invasion pathways, lag …
Pet problems: Biological and economic factors that influence the release of alien reptiles and amphibians by pet owners
OC Stringham, JL Lockwood - Journal of Applied Ecology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The number of alien reptiles and amphibians introduced and established worldwide has
increased over the last decades. The legal pet trade is now the dominant pathway by which …
increased over the last decades. The legal pet trade is now the dominant pathway by which …
The evolutionary consequences of interspecific aggression
Competition has always been a cornerstone of evolutionary biology, and aggression is the
predominant form of direct competition in animals, but the evolutionary effects of aggression …
predominant form of direct competition in animals, but the evolutionary effects of aggression …
Discontinuities, cross‐scale patterns, and the organization of ecosystems
Ecological structures and processes occur at specific spatiotemporal scales, and
interactions that occur across multiple scales mediate scale‐specific (eg, individual …
interactions that occur across multiple scales mediate scale‐specific (eg, individual …
Barcoding blood meals: new vertebrate-specific primer sets for assigning taxonomic identities to host DNA from mosquito blood meals
LE Reeves, JL Gillett-Kaufman… - PLoS neglected …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The transmission dynamics of mosquito-vectored pathogens are, in part, mediated by
mosquito host-feeding patterns. These patterns are elucidated using blood meal analysis, a …
mosquito host-feeding patterns. These patterns are elucidated using blood meal analysis, a …