▪ Abstract Invasions by non-native ants are an ecologically destructive phenomenon
affecting both continental and island ecosystems throughout the world. Invasive ants often …

A major challenge of invasion biology lies in the development of a predictive understanding
of invasion processes. Attempts to identify the proximate causes of invasion success or to …

Despite the severe ecological and economic damage caused by introduced species, factors
that allow invaders to become successful often remain elusive. Of invasive taxa, ants are …

The Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) is a widespread invasive species that competitively
displaces native ants throughout its introduced range. Although this pattern of displacement …

Some ants have an extraordinary social organization, called unicoloniality, whereby
individuals mix freely among physically separated nests. This type of social organization is …

Aim The use of species distribution models (SDMs) to predict biological invasions is a
rapidly developing area of ecology. However, most studies investigating SDMs typically …

The negative impacts of biological invasion are economically and ecologically significant
and, while incompletely quantified, they are clearly substantial. Ants (family Formicidae) are …

In this paper, we examine the hypothesis that reduced intraspecific aggression underlies the
competitive prowess of Argentine ants in their introduced range. Specifically, we test three …

Despite the innumerable ecological problems and large economic costs associated with
biological invasions, the proximate causes of invasion success are often poorly understood …

The red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren, is an invasive pest that has become
widespread in the southern United States and Caribbean after introduction from South …