Browsing Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "Invasive species"
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Chytrid fungi and global amphibian declines
(Springer Nature, 2020)Discovering that chytrid fungi cause chytridiomycosis in amphibians represented a paradigm shift in our understanding of how emerging infectious diseases contribute to global patterns of biodiversity loss. In this Review ... -
Next-generation sequencing of Dreissena polymorpha transcriptome sheds light on its mitochondrial DNA
(Springer, 2018)Zebra mussels Dreissena polymorpha (Veneroida, Dreissenidae) are known for their invasive behavior. Despite numerous studies dealing with this species, no results of large sequencing projects have been published to date, ... -
Protection of marine birds and turtles at St Brandon’s Rock, Indian Ocean, requires conservation of the entire atoll
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)A survey of seabirds and turtles at St Brandon’s Rock, 400 km north of Mauritius, was undertaken in 2010. We estimated that 1 084 191 seabirds comprising seven breeding species and excluding non-breeders were present at ... -
Telenomus remus, a candidate parasitoid for the biological control of Spodoptera frugiperda in Africa, is already present on the continent
(MDPI, 2019)The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, a moth originating from tropical and subtropical America, has recently become a serious pest of cereals in sub-Saharan Africa. Biological control offers an economically and ...