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The hitchhiker's guide to becoming invasive: exotic mosquitoes spread across a US state by human transport not autonomous flight.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jul 2016
Egizi Andrea, Kiser Jay, Abadam Charles, Fonseca Dina M
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Not all exotic species establish and expand aggressively (i.e. become invasive). As potential vectors of disease agents, invasive mosquitoes can have considerable impact on public health, livestock and wildlife; therefore, understanding the species characteristics and ecological circumstances promoting their invasiveness is important. The mosquito Aedes japonicus japonicus, originally from north-east Asia, was...
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