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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | The final frontier: ecological and evolutionary dynamics of a global parasite invasion. |
Author: | Chapman, N.C. Colin, T. Cook, J. da Silva, C.R.B. Gloag, R. Hogendoorn, K. Howard, S.R. Remnant, E.J. Roberts, J.M.K. Tierney, S.M. Wilson, R.S. Mikheyev, A.S. |
Citation: | Biology Letters, 2023; 19(5):20220589-20220589 |
Publisher: | Royal Society, The |
Issue Date: | 2023 |
ISSN: | 1744-9561 1744-957X |
Statement of Responsibility: | Nadine C. Chapman, Théotime Colin, James Cook, Carmen R. B. da Silva, Ros Gloag, Katja Hogendoorn, Scarlett R. Howard, Emily J. Remnant, John M. K. Roberts, Simon M. Tierney, Rachele S. Wilson, and Alexander S. Mikheyev |
Abstract: | 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. |
Keywords: | Apis invasive species mites pollination viruses bee |
Rights: | © 2023 The Author(s) Published by the Royal Society. All rights reserved. |
DOI: | 10.1098/rsbl.2022.0589 |
Grant ID: | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DE220100466 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2022.0589 |
Appears in Collections: | Agriculture, Food and Wine publications |
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