Role of Propagule Size in the Success of Incipient Colonies of the Invasive Argentine Ant

By J. Hee, D. Holway, A. Suarez, T. Case. 2000

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Insect Science

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The Causes and Consequences of Ant Invasions (2002, background): “Important exceptions to the above pattern include S. geminata and the monogyne form of S. invicta, two species for which winged dispersal of female reproductive forms is common (see De Heer et al. 1999 and Goodisman et al. 2000 for discussions of dispersal in the polygyne form of S. invicta).”
Effects of colony-level variation on competitive ability in the invasive Argentine ant (2001, unknown): “Second, because small colonies have few workers but high rates of per capita brood production (Hee et al. 2000), their nutritional demands for protein (required for brood production) probably exceed their demands for carbohydrates.”
Are there any consistent predictors of invasion success? (2008, background): “1995), and experimental studies using native species in the wild or non-native species under experimental conditions (Pattison et al. 1998; Hee et al. 2000; Radford and Cousens 2000; Beggren 2001; Thompson et al. 2001; Grotkopp et al. 2002; Alroth et al. 2003; Bellingham et al. 2004; Rehage and Sih ”
Ecological Effects of Invasive Arthropod Generalist Predators (2006, background): “…movement of two particularly damaging invasive ant species, the red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta and the Argentine Ant Linepithema humile (Hee et al. 2000, Holway et al. 2002), and also the movement of the German wasp Vespula germanica from Europe to elsewhere in the world (Spradberry &…”
Interference competition by Argentine ants displaces native ants: implications for biotic resistance to invasion (2006, background): “Given an appropriate match with abiotic conditions (Human et al. 1998; Holway et al. 2002a) and disturbance regimes (Holway 2005), and sufficient propagule pressure (Hee et al. 2000), this package of traits can lead to effective invasion and displacement of native Australian ants by Argentine ants.”
The influence of sociality on the conservation biology of social insects (2001, background): “Finally, although relatively few species of social insects are currently formally classi®ed as Threatened, numerous social insects, in common with other species, almost certainly face multiple potential threats to their continued existence.”
The Colony Structure and Population Biology of Invasive Ants (2003, background): “Laboratory experiments show that colony fragments of both the Argentine ant and the big-headed ant ( Pheidole megacephala ) can grow quickly when initiated by a single queen with as few as 10 workers (Chang 1985; Hee et al. 2000).”
Consensual predictions of potential distributional areas for invasive species: a case study of Argentine ants in the Iberian Peninsula (2009, methodology): “However, given its anthropophilic tendency and opportunistic requirements for propagule pressure (Hee et al. 2000), Argentine ant expansion is expected to occur mostly in populated areas (especially coastal areas and river valleys) of the Iberian Peninsula, where opportunities to control invasions…”
Behavioural plasticity associated with propagule size, resources, and the invasion success of the Argentine ant Linepithema humile (2009, result): “If small colonies do survive, they may increase their numbers quickly, as observed in other laboratory studies (Hee et al. 2000).”
The effect of propagule size on the invasion of an alien insect (2005, background): “This was thought to be due to inherent lags caused by the nature of population growth, which causes the smaller releases to appear to have a longer lag period.”