U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Https

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

PubAg

Main content area

You searched for: Journal name Biological invasions Remove constraint Journal name: Biological invasions Subject term genetic techniques and protocols Remove constraint Subject term: genetic techniques and protocols Text availability Citation in PubAg Remove constraint Text availability: Citation in PubAg
Start Over

Search

28  Search Results

« Previous | 1 - 20 of 28 |
Number of results to display per page

Search Results

1. An unusual case of seed dispersal in an invasive aquatic; yellow flag iris (Iris pseudacorus)

Author:
John F. Gaskin; Monica L. Pokorny; Jane M. Mangold
Source:
Biological invasions 2016 v.18 no.7 pp. 2067-2075
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Bayesian theory; Iris pseudacorus; aquatic plants; biological control; ecological invasion; genetic techniques and protocols; genotype; invasive species; leaves; outcrossing; rhizomes; seed dispersal; United States
Abstract:
... Invasive aquatic plants typically reproduce vegetatively, but there have been conflicting hypotheses of invasive aquatic yellow flag iris dispersing primarily by seed versus rhizome fragmentation. We performed genetic analysis of 20 aquatic yellow flag iris populations across the Pacific Northwest, USA, with leaf tissue taken from plants between 2 and 5 m apart. We found 167 unique genotypes in 17 ...
Handle:
10113/62764
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-016-1151-0

2. Population structure of the German cockroach, Blattella germanica, shows two expansions across China

Author:
Qian Tang; Hong Jiang; Yangsheng Li; Thomas Bourguignon; Theodore Alfred Evans
Source:
Biological invasions 2016 v.18 no.8 pp. 2391-2402
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Blattella germanica; air conditioning; cities; ecological invasion; genetic techniques and protocols; heating systems; invasive species; population structure; railroads; China; Europe
Abstract:
... The German cockroach is one of the world’s most widespread invasive species. From uncertain origins, it appears in historical records in Europe over 300 years ago, with the first records in China date from 100 years ago. Since the 1990s, the German cockroach has dominated indoor environments across China. A genetic analysis of 599 individuals from nine cities across China found two genetic cluster ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-016-1170-x

3. The population genetics of the fundamental cytotype-shift in invasive Centaurea stoebe s.l.: genetic diversity, genetic differentiation and small-scale genetic structure differ between cytotypes but not between ranges

Author:
Christoph Rosche; Walter Durka; Isabell Hensen; Patrik Mráz; Matthias Hartmann; Heinz Müller-Schärer; Susanne Lachmuth
Source:
Biological invasions 2016 v.18 no.7 pp. 1895-1910
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Centaurea stoebe; chromosomes; cytotypes; diploidy; ecological invasion; gene flow; genetic techniques and protocols; genetic variation; habitats; heterozygosity; invasive species; longevity; microsatellite repeats; population growth; population size; tetraploidy; Eurasia; North America
Abstract:
... Polyploids are overrepresented in invasive species. Yet, the role of genetic diversity and drift in colonization success of polyploids remains unclear. Here, we investigate genetic diversity, genetic differentiation and small-scale genetic structure in our model system, the three geo-cytotypes of Centaurea stoebe: monocarpic diploids and polycarpic (allo)tetraploids coexist in the native range (Eu ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-016-1133-2

4. A potential invasion route of Cactoblastis cactorum within the Caribbean region matches historical hurricane trajectories

Author:
Guadalupe Andraca-Gómez; Mariano Ordano; Karina Boege; César A. Domínguez; Daniel Piñero; Rubén Pérez-Ishiwara; Jacqueline Pérez-Camacho; Maikel Cañizares; Juan Fornoni
Source:
Biological invasions 2015 v.17 no.5 pp. 1397-1406
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Cactoblastis cactorum; Opuntia; biodiversity; biological control agents; cacti and succulents; conservation programs; cytochrome-c oxidase; ecological invasion; environmental factors; genes; genetic techniques and protocols; genetic variation; haplotypes; humans; hurricanes; introduced species; invasive species; islands; issues and policy; landscapes; mitochondrial DNA; monitoring; moths; nucleotide sequences; risk; species dispersal; transportation; variance; Argentina; Caribbean; Cuba; Florida; Mexico
Abstract:
... The cactus moth, Cactoblastis cactorum mainly distributed throughout central and northeastern Argentina was intentionally introduced in the Caribbean region in 1957 as a biological control agent of cacti species of the genus Opuntia. This moth invaded during the last 20–30 years the North American continent, threatening the major center of biodiversity of native Opuntia species. Although human ind ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-014-0802-2

5. Genetic analysis of invasive Asian Black Carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) in the Mississippi River Basin: evidence for multiple introductions

Author:
Margaret E. Hunter; Leo G. Nico
Source:
Biological invasions 2015 v.17 no.1 pp. 99-114
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Mylopharyngodon piceus; aquaculture; aquaculture farms; cytochrome b; diploidy; fish; genetic techniques and protocols; genetic variation; geographical distribution; haplotypes; microsatellite repeats; triploidy; watersheds; Mississippi; Mississippi River
Abstract:
... Invasive Asian Black Carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) have been present in USA aquaculture facilities since the 1980s and wild Black Carp have been found in the Mississippi River Basin since the early 1990s. This study characterizes the genetic diversity and relatedness of the Basin’s Black Carp and clarifies the introduction history. Analyses focused on three mitochondrial markers (control region, c ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-014-0708-z

6. Genetic studies of aquatic biological invasions: closing the gap between research and management

Author:
John A. Darling
Source:
Biological invasions 2015 v.17 no.3 pp. 951-971
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
biogeography; decision making; demographic statistics; expert opinion; genetic techniques and protocols; invasive species; managers; research management
Abstract:
... Recent years have seen a dramatic rise in the application of genetic methods to understand aquatic biological invasions. In part these methods have been adopted to address fundamental questions in biogeography, evolutionary biology, population ecology, and other fields. But it is also commonly suggested that genetic information has the potential to directly inform the management of aquatic invasio ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-014-0726-x

7. Inferring invasion patterns of Lonicera maackii (Rupr) Herder (Caprifoliaceae) from the genetic structure of 41 naturalized populations in a recently invaded area

Author:
Kelly Barriball; Erin J. McNutt; David L. Gorchov; Oscar J. Rocha
Source:
Biological invasions 2015 v.17 no.8 pp. 2387-2402
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Lonicera maackii; agricultural land; correlation; ecological invasion; genetic distance; genetic techniques and protocols; genetic variation; heterozygosity; invasive species; mating systems; microsatellite repeats; outcrossing; population structure; Ohio
Abstract:
... We studied the genetic structure of populations of the invasive shrub Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) in 41 woodlots in an agricultural landscape in a recently invaded area in southwest Ohio. Using six polymorphic microsatellite loci, we found high allelic diversity and high heterozygosity in all populations and low to moderate levels of genetic differentiation among populations. We also found ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-015-0882-7

8. Invasion of Brassica nigra in North America: distributions and origins of chloroplast DNA haplotypes suggest multiple introductions

Author:
Ayub M. O. Oduor; José M. Gómez; Maria B. Herrador; Francisco Perfectti
Source:
Biological invasions 2015 v.17 no.8 pp. 2447-2459
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
invasive species; haplotypes; Brassica nigra; chloroplast DNA; variance; data collection; genetic techniques and protocols; indigenous species; genetic variation; ecological invasion; phylogeography; introns; North America; Mediterranean region
Abstract:
... Deciphering the origin of invasive plant species, whether or not there have been multiple introductions, and genetic differentiations between invasive and native ranges is crucial in testing hypotheses underlying biological invasions. Here, we applied traditional population genetic analyses to unravel the phylogeographical relationships among invasive (North American) and native (North African, Me ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-015-0888-1

9. Invasion of Bromus tectorum (L.) into California and the American Southwest: rapid, multi-directional and genetically diverse

Author:
Angela R. Pawlak; Richard N. Mack; Jeremiah W. Busch; Stephen J. Novak
Source:
Biological invasions 2015 v.17 no.1 pp. 287-306
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Bromus tectorum; allozymes; genetic techniques and protocols; genetic variation; genotype; geographical distribution; grasses; herbaria; introduced species; loci; Arizona; California
Abstract:
... The arrival and subsequent spread of the invasive annual grass Bromus tectorum into California and much of the American Southwest was documented by assembling the grass’s early regional collection history in conjunction with analysis of its genetic variation at 25 allozyme loci within 60 widely separated populations. Herbarium records collected ca. 1900, coupled with the distribution of multilocus ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-014-0728-8

10. Population-level perspectives on global change: genetic and demographic analyses indicate various scales, timing, and causes of scyphozoan jellyfish blooms

Author:
Michael N Dawson; Kristin Cieciel; Mary Beth Decker; Graeme C. Hays; Cathy H. Lucas; Kylie A. Pitt
Source:
Biological invasions 2015 v.17 no.3 pp. 851-867
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Scyphozoa; biomass; environmental factors; genetic techniques and protocols; global change; population dynamics; surveys
Abstract:
... Whether a perceived increase in the abundance of jellyfishes is related to changing marine environments has been considered primarily using large-scale analyses of multi-species assemblages. Yet jellyfish blooms—rapid increases in the biomass of pelagic coelenterate species—are single-species demographic events. Using published and new genetic analyses and population surveys, we investigate whethe ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-014-0732-z

11. A South American fire ant, Solenopsis nr. saevissima, in Guadeloupe, French West Indies

Author:
James K. Wetterer
Source:
Biological invasions 2014 v.16 no.4 pp. 755-758
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Solenopsis geminata; Solenopsis invicta; Solenopsis richteri; bites and stings; fire ants; genetic techniques and protocols; Guadeloupe; South America
Abstract:
... Several species of fire ants, well known for their painful stings, have spread from their native ranges and have become invasive pests, notably Solenopsis geminata, Solenopsis invicta, and Solenopsis richteri. Here, I report the first known exotic spread of another fire ant, Solenopsis nr. saevissima, a South American species now established on the French West Indian island of Guadeloupe. In 2008, ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-013-0534-8

12. Genetic control of invasive fish: technological options and its role in integrated pest management

Author:
Ronald E. Thresher; Keith Hayes; Nicholas J. Bax; John Teem; Tillmann J. Benfey; Fred Gould
Source:
Biological invasions 2014 v.16 no.6 pp. 1201-1216
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
biological control; fish; genes; genetic techniques and protocols; insect pests; integrated pest management; invasive species; issues and policy; males; models; sterile insect technique; triploidy; United States
Abstract:
... Genetic options for the control of invasive fishes were recently reviewed and synthesized at a 2010 international symposium, held in Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, USA. The only option currently available “off-the-shelf” is triploidy, which can be used to produce sterile males for a release program analogous to those widely and successfully used for biological control of insect pests. However, the Troj ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-013-0477-0

13. Identifying eradication units in an invasive mammalian pest species

Author:
A. L. Adams; Y. van Heezik; K. J. M. Dickinson; B. C. Robertson
Source:
Biological invasions 2014 v.16 no.7 pp. 1481-1496
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Trichosurus vulpecula; ecosystems; gene flow; genetic techniques and protocols; genetic variation; habitats; invasive species; islands; managers; microsatellite repeats; monitoring; population structure; urban areas; New Zealand; Tasmania
Abstract:
... Eradication of invasive species is an important component for species conservation and ecosystem restoration. Success of eradications is dependent on knowledge of population connectivity in order to determine reinvasion pathways, and hence populations requiring simultaneous eradication (eradication units). The common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) was introduced into New Zealand from Aus ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-013-0586-9

14. Journey into the past: using cryogenically stored samples to reconstruct the invasion history of the quagga mussel (Dreissena rostriformis) in German river systems

Author:
Martin Paulus; Diana Teubner; Axel Hochkirch; Michael Veith
Source:
Biological invasions 2014 v.16 no.12 pp. 2591-2597
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Dreissena bugensis; genetic techniques and protocols; invasive species; pollution; rivers; Germany; Rhine River; Western European region
Abstract:
... Knowledge about the spatial–temporal dynamics of biological invasions often remains incomplete, because precise information about the invaders’ arrival dates is rare. This applies to the quagga mussel, which has become one of the most successful invasive species in Western European freshwaters. We here used cryogenically stored Dreissena samples from the German Environmental Specimen Bank to recon ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-014-0689-y

15. Population genetics and recent colonization history of the invasive drosophilid Zaprionus indianus in Mexico and Central America

Author:
Therese Ann Markow; Giovanni Hanna; Juan R. Riesgo-Escovar; Aldo A. Tellez-Garcia; Maxi Polihronakis Richmond; Nestor O. Nazario-Yepiz; Mariana Ramírez Loustalot Laclette; Javier Carpinteyro-Ponce; Edward Pfeiler
Source:
Biological invasions 2014 v.16 no.11 pp. 2427-2434
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Zaprionus indianus; cytochrome-c oxidase; genes; genetic techniques and protocols; haplotypes; invasive species; nucleotide sequences; population genetics; population structure; variance; Brazil; Mexico; Panama
Abstract:
... Zaprionus indianus, also known as the African fig fly, is an invasive pest of a variety of commercial and native fruit. The species was first reported in Brazil in 1999, but has established itself in much of the New World within the last 10–15 years. We used nucleotide sequences from a segment of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene to examine haplotype relationships, popula ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-014-0674-5

16. Recently introduced invasive geckos quickly reach population genetic equilibrium dynamics

Author:
Jillian T. Detwiler; Charles D. Criscione
Source:
Biological invasions 2014 v.16 no.12 pp. 2653-2667
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Hemidactylus; colonizing ability; genetic techniques and protocols; introduced species; invasive species; life history; population dynamics; population genetics; reptiles
Abstract:
... Invasive species are spreading at high rates, yet fundamental processes allowing them to progress through the stages of invasion are unclear. The establishment stage is a critical point because this is when exotic species can survive, reproduce, and begin to spread. Unfortunately, inference of population dynamics during this stage may be impossible if historical and observational data are incomple ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-014-0694-1

17. Establishing the eradication unit of Molara Island: a case of study from Sardinia, Italy

Author:
Lapo Ragionieri; Giulia Cutuli; Paolo Sposimo; Giovanna Spano; Augusto Navone; Dario Capizzi; Nicola Baccetti; Marco Vannini; Sara Fratini
Source:
Biological invasions 2013 v.15 no.12 pp. 2731-2742
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Rattus rattus; biodiversity; case studies; gene flow; genetic techniques and protocols; islands; microsatellite repeats; predation; rats; screening; Italy; Sardinia
Abstract:
... Molara is a small island belonging to the Marine protected Area Tavolara—Punta Coda Cavallo, in Sardinia. During 2006–2007, a bio-monitoring program reported a strong presence of the black rat, Rattus rattus, on Molara island. Rat predation has detrimentally affected the unique biodiversity of this island, thus, in 2008 an eradication campaign was conducted. Our eradication protocol included a pre ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-013-0487-y

18. Genetic analysis of a novel invasion of Puerto Rico by an exotic constricting snake

Author:
R. Graham Reynolds; Alberto R. Puente-Rolón; Robert N. Reed; Liam J. Revell
Source:
Biological invasions 2013 v.15 no.5 pp. 953-959
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Boa constrictor; genetic techniques and protocols; introduced species; invasive species; islands; mitochondrial DNA; risk reduction; snakes; zoos; Puerto Rico
Abstract:
... The tropical island Puerto Rico is potentially vulnerable to invasion by some species of exotic snakes; however, until now no established populations had been reported. Here we report and genetically characterize the nascent invasion of Puerto Rico by an exotic constricting snake of the family Boidae (Boa constrictor) using mtDNA and microsatellite data. Over 150 individual B. constrictor have bee ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-012-0354-2

19. Genetic diversity and reproductive mode in two non-native hydromedusae, Maeotias marginata and Moerisia sp., in the upper San Francisco Estuary, California

Author:
Mariah H. Meek; Alpa P. Wintzer; Nicole Shepherd; Bernie May
Source:
Biological invasions 2013 v.15 no.1 pp. 199-212
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
microsatellite repeats; asexual reproduction; introduced species; sexual reproduction; genetic techniques and protocols; genetic variation; colonizing ability; estuaries; Hydrozoa; Chesapeake Bay; California
Abstract:
... Reproductive strategy can play a significant role in invasion success and spread. Asexual and sexual reproduction may confer different advantages and disadvantages to a founding population, resulting in varying impacts on genetic diversity and the ability to invade. We investigate the role of reproductive mode in two species of non-native hydromedusae (Maeotias marginata and Moerisia sp.) in the S ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-012-0279-9

20. Genetic exchange between two freshwater apple snails, Pomacea canaliculata and Pomacea maculata invading East and Southeast Asia

Author:
Keiichiro Matsukura; Mitsuru Okuda; Néstor Jorge Cazzaniga; Takashi Wada
Source:
Biological invasions 2013 v.15 no.9 pp. 2039-2048
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Pomacea canaliculata; Pomacea insularum; egg weight; eggs; founder effect; freshwater; genes; genetic techniques and protocols; hybrids; phylogeny; progeny; snails; Argentina; South East Asia
Abstract:
... Two species of apple snails, Pomacea canaliculata and Pomacea maculata (formerly Pomacea insularum), have invaded many countries of East and Southeast Asia from their native range in South America. This study investigated the genetic structure of the two species invading these areas. Phylogenetic analysis based on sequences of the nuclear gene elongation factor 1-alpha (EF1α) detected two well-sup ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-013-0431-1