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Human-facilitated metapopulation dynamics in an emerging pest species, Cimex lectularius.
Molecular ecology - 1 Mar 2014
Fountain Toby, Duvaux Ludovic, Horsburgh Gavin, Reinhardt Klaus, Butlin Roger K
Abstract excerpt
The number and demographic history of colonists can have dramatic consequences for the way in which genetic diversity is distributed and maintained in a metapopulation. The bed bug (Cimex lectularius) is a re-emerging pest species whose close association with humans has led to frequent local extinction and colonization, that is, to metapopulation dynamics. Pest control limits the lifespan of subpopulations,...
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