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The Ants of the Juan Fernández Islands: Genesis of an Invasive Fauna

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A first study of the ants on the three main islands of the Juan Fernández Archipelago (Chile) has revealed the presence of just three species, Hypoponera confinis, Linepithema humile, and Tetramorium bicarinatum, all widely distributed invasive species. Most notable among them is the Argentine ant, L. humile, an ecologically destructive species that has established several populations and appears to be expanding.

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  1. Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, 371 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA

    Krista K. Ingram

  2. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (Conicet-U.N.C.), c.c. 495, 5000, Córdoba, Argentina

    Gabriel Bernardello

  3. Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138-2902, USA

    Stefan Cover & Edward O. Wilson

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Ingram, K.K., Bernardello, G., Cover, S. et al. The Ants of the Juan Fernández Islands: Genesis of an Invasive Fauna. Biol Invasions 8, 383–387 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-004-3973-4

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