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Native area and biological features of invasive ladybird Harmonia axyridis

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The initial distribution and the global invasion of the ladybird H. axyridis are discussed. Some biological characteristics of the species are considered in view of its possible impact on the formation of evolutionary preadaptations promoting invasion.

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Blekhman, A.V., Goryacheva, I.I. Native area and biological features of invasive ladybird Harmonia axyridis . Biol Bull Rev 7, 103–112 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2079086417020025

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