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J Econ Entomol
November 2024
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
Invasive species pose significant ecological and economic threats globally. Zaprionus tuberculatus Malloch, a drosophilid fruit fly native to the Afrotropical region and Indian Ocean islands, is included in the pest list of the Center for Agriculture and Bioscience (CABI) because it uses fruit as breeding sites and can damage cultivated areas. This fly species extended its range across Europe in the late 20th century; in 2020, it was recorded in South America, and currently, it is widely distributed in Brazil.
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October 2024
Universidade Federal do Paraná - UFPR, Departamento de Patologia Básica, Curitiba, PR, Brasil.
Braz J Biol
August 2024
Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Departamento de Agronomia, Viçosa, MG, Brasil.
Neotrop Entomol
August 2022
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Univ de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
Host-parasitoid interactions may have a relevant role not only in ecological processes but also in human procedures such as biological control and the management of invasive species. Although the Drosophila-parasitoid system has been widely used for investigating all aspects of host-parasitoid relationships, it is still poorly understood in tropical areas. Here, we investigate the richness, spatial-temporal distribution, and host associations of parasitoids attacking drosophilid flies in the core region of the Brazilian Savanna, a hotspot of biodiversity.
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January 2020
Laboratorio de Evolución, Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina; IEGEBA-CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Electronic address:
Zaprionus indianus is a fly species native to the Afrotropical biogeographic region that invaded the South American continent 20 years ago. Its southernmost record is 34°S in areas with temperate climates with cold winters. To better understand its invasion biology, we investigated physiological responses to winter-like abiotic conditions that may be relevant in Z.
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