Search results for 'au:"Starks, P. T."'
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Mucor nidicola sp. nov., a fungal species isolated from an invasive paper wasp nest.
Madden, A. A.; Stchigel, A. M.; Guarro, J.; Sutton, D.; Starks, P. T.; Society for General Microbiology, Reading, UK, International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 2012, 62, 7, pp 1710-1714, 17 ref. A strain of a novel mucoralean fungus was isolated from a nest of the invasive paper wasp, Polistes dominulus. Phylogenetic analysis based on the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions and 5.8S rRNA gene sequences, along with physiological tests, revea...
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The cost of flight: a role in the Polistes dominulus invasion.
Weiner, S. A.; Noble, K.; Upton, C. T.; Flynn, G.; Woods, W. A.; Starks, P. T.; Springer, Basel, Switzerland, Insectes Sociaux, 2012, 59, 1, pp 81-86, 19 ref. Polistes dominulus is a primitively eusocial paper wasp from Mediterranean Europe that is invasive to North America. In Eastern North America, P. dominulus is in competition with P. fuscatus. One reason for the success of P. dominulus is that their coloni...
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Nest site selection in the European wool-carder bee, Anthidium manicatum, with methods for an emerging model species.
Payne, A.; Schildroth, D. A.; Starks, P. T.; Springer-Verlag, Paris, France, Apidologie, 2011, 42, 2, pp 181-191, 19 ref. For many organisms, choosing an appropriate nest site is a critical component of reproductive fitness. Here we examine nest site selection in the solitary, resource defense polygynous bee, Anthidium manicatum. Using a wood-framed screen enclosure outfitte...
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A role for thermoregulation in the Polistes dominulus invasion: a comparison of the thermoregulatory abilities of the invasive wasp P. dominulus and the native wasp P. fuscatus.
Weiner, S. A.; Noble, K.; Upton, C. T.; Woods, W. A., Jr.; Starks, P. T.; Springer, Basel, Switzerland, Insectes Sociaux, 2011, 58, 2, pp 185-190, 25 ref. Social insects are excellent invaders that have had negative impacts on native species and humans. Many invasive species move from warmer to cooler climates. For these species, thermal adaptations may both be important for their ability to invade and to l...
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Sexual interactions and nestmate recognition in invasive populations of Polistes dominulus wasps.
Liebert, A. E.; Wilson-Rich, N.; Johnson, C. E.; Starks, P. T.; Birkhäuser, Basel, Switzerland, Insectes Sociaux, 2010, 57, 4, pp 457-463, 38 ref. Many social insect species have mating systems or recognition abilities that minimize the chance of inbreeding. In haplodiploid systems, inbreeding is especially costly due to the production of sterile offspring such as diploid males. Diploid males (and t...
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The Polistes war: weak immune function in the invasive P. dominulus relative to the native P. fuscatus.
Wilson-Rich, N.; Starks, P. T.; Birkhäuser, Basel, Switzerland, Insectes Sociaux, 2010, 57, 1, pp 47-52, 46 ref. Invasive species are of growing ecological concern, in part because of conflicts arising with native congeners. The European paper wasp Polistes dominulus was first introduced to North America in the 1970s, and may be displacing at least one native specie...
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Extreme polygyny: multi-seasonal "hypergynous" nesting in the introduced paper wasp Polistes dominulus.
Liebert, A. E.; Hui, J.; Nonacs, P.; Starks, P. T.; Springer Science + Business Media, Dordrecht, Netherlands, Journal of Insect Behavior, 2008, 21, 2, pp 72-81, 40 ref. In temperate climates, female paper wasps typically initiate new colonies in the spring. Several nest-founding tactics have been documented in Polistes species, including solitary nest initiation, joining a cooperative association, usurping an existing ne...
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Genetics, behavior and ecology of a paper wasp invasion: Polistes dominulus in North America.
Liebert, A. E.; Gamboa, G. J.; Stamp, N. E.; Curtis, T. R.; Monnet, K. M.; Turillazzi, S.; Starks, P. T.; Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing Board, Helsinki, Finland, Annales Zoologici Fennici, 2006, 43, 5/6, pp 595-624, many ref. Studies of social insect invasions to date have focused primarily on highly eusocial insects such as ants and yellowjacket wasps. Yet insect societies without fixed, morphological caste systems may be particularly good invaders due to their behavioral fle...
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