Insects comprise the largest species composition in the entire animal kingdom and possess
a vast undiscovered genetic diversity and gene pool that can be better explored using …

Los marcadores moleculares constituyen unas herramientas indispensables para
determinar la variación genética y la biodiversidad con un alto grado de precisión y …

Dispersal has recently gained much attention because of its crucial role in the conservation
and evolution of species facing major environmental changes such as habitat loss and …

Human migration to urban centers has resulted in diverse environmental disturbances that
affect biodiversity. Although urbanization has been highlighted as one of the main drivers of …

Despite increasing interest in urban ecology the factors limiting the colonisation of towns
and cities by species from rural areas are poorly understood. This is largely due to the lack …

Abstract Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith)(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), the fall armyworm is the
most economically important maize pest in the western hemisphere. This research focused …

To ensure viable species populations in fragmented landscapes, individuals must be able to
move between suitable habitat patches. Despite the increased interest in biodiversity …

Several studies have attempted to disentangle the effects of direct habitat loss from factors
such as habitat degradation or fragmentation, and in general highlight that the amount of …

Mimicry and extensive geographical subspecies polymorphism combine to make species in
the ithomiine butterfly genus Mechanitis (Lepidoptera; Nymphalidae) difficult to determine …

The increase of urban areas has led to a fragmentation of habitats for many forest-living
species. Man-made parks might be a solution, but they can also act as sinks that are unable …