Insects
| العنوان: | Insects |
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| المؤلفون: | Ching Chen Lee, Chin Cheng Scotty Yang, Chung Chi Lin, Wen-Jer Wu, Andrew V. Suarez, Yi Ming Weng, Li Chuan Lai |
| المصدر: | Insects Volume 11 Issue 6 Insects, Vol 11, Iss 356, p 356 (2020) |
| بيانات النشر: | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020. |
| سنة النشر: | 2020 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | 0106 biological sciences, Arboreal locomotion, Ecology, Propagule pressure, risk assessment, life-history trait, Biology, exotic ant, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, ANT, Article, Life history theory, 010602 entomology, Taxonomic composition, Insect Science, introduction pathway, secondary introductions, lcsh:Q, Interception, commodity, propagule pressure, lcsh:Science |
| الوصف: | We uncovered taxonomic diversity, country of origin and commodity type of intercepted ants at Taiwanese borders based on an 8 year database of 439 interception records. We found intercepted ants arrived predominantly via timber, a pattern likely reflecting the high domestic demand for foreign timber in Taiwan. The most frequently intercepted species were either arboreal or wood-dwelling ants, raising a concern of these ants constituting a next wave of ant invasion in Taiwan. Further analyses indicate that the taxonomic composition of intercepted ants does not match that of established non-native ant species, suggesting that interception data alone fails to provide adequate power to predict the establishment success of ants. Yet, interception frequency and selected life-history traits (i.e., flexible colony founding mode and general nesting habits) were shown to jointly serve as a practical predictor of the establishment risk of non-native ants. Consistent with other border interception databases, secondary introduction (i.e., species arriving from their introduced ranges instead of their native ranges) also represents a major pathway for transport of invasive ants into Taiwan, suggesting its role in shaping the global invasion of ants. Our findings offer baseline information for constructing a prediction framework for future ant invasions and assist in the decision-making process of quarantine authorities in Taiwan. Published version |
| وصف الملف: | application/pdf |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2075-4450 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/insects11060356 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::a08ef8277d47096ac0e597108d6df786Test |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....a08ef8277d47096ac0e597108d6df786 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 20754450 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/insects11060356 |