Suarez A V, Holway D A, Tsutsui N D
Department of Animal Biology and Department of Entomology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA.
Am Nat. 2008 Jul;172 Suppl 1:S72-84. doi: 10.1086/588638.
Baker and Stebbins's 1965 book The Genetics of Colonizing Species aimed to draw together scientists from a variety of disciplines to provide a conceptual framework for the study of species introductions. A goal of their volume was to examine how studies on biological invasions could be used to provide insight into basic research questions as well as to develop practical strategies for control. In this article, we attempt to follow the goals of Baker and Stebbins by reviewing work on the genetics and behavior of a widespread colonizing species, the Argentine ant (Linepithema humile). Specifically, we examine the evolutionary changes that have taken place as a result of this species being introduced into new environments and synthesize recent research on Argentine ants from the perspective of population genetics, recognition systems, and the mechanisms that may underlie their ecological success.
贝克和斯特宾斯在1965年出版的《殖民物种的遗传学》一书中，旨在召集来自不同学科的科学家，为物种引入研究提供一个概念框架。他们这本书的一个目标是探讨关于生物入侵的研究如何能够用于深入了解基础研究问题，以及制定实际的控制策略。在本文中，我们试图通过回顾一种广泛分布的殖民物种——阿根廷蚁（Linepithema humile）的遗传学和行为研究，来追随贝克和斯特宾斯的目标。具体而言，我们研究了由于该物种被引入新环境而发生的进化变化，并从种群遗传学、识别系统以及可能构成其生态成功基础的机制等角度，综合了关于阿根廷蚁的最新研究。
