Invasive alien species modify pollinator biodiversity and the services they provide that
underpin ecosystem function and human well-being. Building on the Intergovernmental …

Balancing selection describes any form of natural selection, which results in the persistence
of multiple variants of a trait at intermediate frequencies within populations. By offering up a …

Many parts of the globe experience severe losses and fragmentation of habitats, affecting
the self-sustainability of pollinator populations. A number of bee species coexist as wild and …

The mechanisms by which organisms adapt to variable environments are a fundamental
question in evolutionary biology and are important to protect important species in response …

Highlights•Ant invasion success is undeniably linked to polygyny and the formation of
supercolonies.•The link between many reproductives, supercolonies and invasion success …

Background Invasive species are increasingly driving biodiversity decline, and knowledge of
colonization dynamics, including both drivers and dispersal modes, are important to prevent …

Background The population genetics of US honey bee stocks remain poorly characterized
despite the agricultural importance of Apis mellifera as the major crop pollinator …

Established invasive species can pose a continuous threat to biodiversity and food security,
thereby calling for sustainable mitigation. There is a consensus that the ubiquitous ecto …

Simple Summary Alien bee species could have detrimental effects; in particular, they may
compete with native bee species for floral resources or nesting sites. Here, we first studied …

Highly aggressive Africanized honeybees (AHB) invaded Puerto Rico (PR) in 1994,
displacing gentle European honeybees (EHB) in many locations. Gentle AHB (gAHB) …