Invasive ants are amongst the most destructive and widespread invaders across the globe;
they can strongly alter invaded ecosystems and are responsible for the loss of native ant …

Alien ants are among the most deleterious predatory invertebrates causing havoc to native
biodiversity including negative effects on other ant species, other invertebrates and …

Diversity of ants of the Tetramorium caespitum/impurum complex was investigated in a
multidisciplinary study. Focusing on morphologically hardly distinguishable Western …

The level of genetic diversity within populations of introduced species has received
increasing attention as an important factor influencing their survival and adaptive potential …

Population geneticists and community ecologists have long recognized the importance of
sampling design for uncovering patterns of diversity within and among populations and in …

Ants are highly influential organisms in terrestrial ecosystems, including the tallgrass prairie,
one of the most endangered ecosystems in North America. Through their tunneling, ants …

Spatial modelling of species distributions has become an important tool in the study of
biological invasions. Here, we examine the utility of combining distribution and ecological …

Cryptic species are a major challenge for alpha-taxonomy in ants. Their reliable
identification requires the application of elaborate methods such as Numeric Morphology …

In the past decade, Houston, Texas has been virtually overrun by an unidentified ant
species, the sudden appearance and enormous population sizes and densities of which …

The soil fauna of the tropics remains one of the least known components of the biosphere.
Long-term monitoring of this fauna is hampered by the lack of taxonomic expertise and …