Like matryoshka dolls: One insect species introduced decades ago to a small island had an effect on several insect populations
Researchers thought 30 years ago that they just introduced some Glanville fritillary butterfly larvae on a small island in the Ã…land islands, Finland. Little did they know that within the butterfly larvae there nested two other insect species and a bacterial symbiont. This created a unique opportunity to study how a local accidental introduction of insects can affect the dynamics and genetics of the neighbouring populations.
from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210802115002.htm
from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210802115002.htm
Like matryoshka dolls: One insect species introduced decades ago to a small island had an effect on several insect populations
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