Rapid adaptation in a fast‐changing world: Emerging insights from insect genomics

GA McCulloch, JM Waters - Global Change Biology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Many researchers have questioned the ability of biota to adapt to rapid anthropogenic
environmental shifts. Here, we synthesize emerging genomic evidence for rapid insect …

Genomic biosurveillance of forest invasive alien enemies: A story written in code

RC Hamelin, AD Roe - Evolutionary Applications, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The world's forests face unprecedented threats from invasive insects and pathogens that can
cause large irreversible damage to the ecosystems. This threatens the world's capacity to …

Interspecific gene flow obscures phylogenetic relationships in an important insect pest species complex

M San Jose, C Doorenweerd, S Geib, N Barr… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2023 - Elsevier
As genomic data proliferates, the prevalence of post-speciation gene flow is making species
boundaries and relationships increasingly ambiguous. Although current approaches …

Bactrocera dorsalis in the Indian Ocean: A tale of two invasions

P Deschepper, S Vanbergen, Y Zhang… - Evolutionary …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
An increasing number of invasive fruit fly pests are colonizing new grounds. With this study,
we aimed to uncover the invasion pathways of the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis into …

Highly variable COI haplotype diversity between three species of invasive pest fruit fly reflects remarkably incongruent demographic histories

C Doorenweerd, M San Jose, N Barr, L Leblanc… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Distance decay principles predict that species with larger geographic ranges would have
greater intraspecific genetic diversity than more restricted species. However, invasive pest …

Tracking the North American Asian longhorned beetle invasion with genomics

M Cui, AD Roe, B Boyle, M Keena, Y Wu… - Evolutionary …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Biological invasions pose significant threats to ecological and economic stability, with
invasive pests like the Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis Motschulsky …

Phylogenomic analysis provides diagnostic tools for the identification of Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) species complex

C Congrains, JR Dupuis, EJ Rodriguez… - Evolutionary …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Insect pests cause tremendous impact to agriculture worldwide. Species identification is
crucial for implementing appropriate measures of pest control but can be challenging in …

Population genomic and phenotype diversity of invasive Drosophila suzukii in Hawai'i

JB Koch, JR Dupuis, MK Jardeleza, N Ouedraogo… - Biological …, 2020 - Springer
In the context of evolutionary theory, invasion biology provides a fantastic enigma: how does
a species with limited standing genetic variation survive and adapt to a novel environment …

Tracing the origins of recent Queensland fruit fly incursions into South Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand

ÁD Popa-Báez, SF Lee, HL Yeap, G Westmore… - Biological …, 2021 - Springer
Incursions of the Queensland fruit fly Bactrocera tryoni (Qfly) into areas without permanent
Qfly populations present serious threats to the Australian and New Zealand horticultural …

From pavement to population genomics: Characterizing a long-established non-native ant in North America through citizen science and ddRADseq

YM Zhang, TR Vitone, CG Storer, AC Payton… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Clarifying the population structure and introduction history of non-native species is essential
to preventing and mitigating effects of invasion, yet the invasion history of many long …