Bang, Alok and Ranganath, HA and Gadagkar, R (2024) A crazy ants’ crazy form of reproduction: Causes and consequences. In: Journal of Biosciences, 49 (1). p. 17.
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Abstract
The yellow crazy ant, or the long-legged ant, Anoplolepis gracilipes (formerly Anoplolepis longipes) – named so for its meandering movements when disturbed, possibly owing to its long legs and antennae – is globally widespread and currently classified as one of ‘100 of the world’s worst invasive species' (Lowe et al. 2000). This status is assigned to species that are non-native in a region and cause significant negative ecological and/or socioeconomic impacts, including declines in native biodiversity, changes in native ecosystem structure and function, and the breakdown of native biogeographic realms. Possibly, the most devastating and multipronged impacts of A. gracilipes have been observed on island ecosystems, such as on Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean, where it impacted the entire island ecosystem by reducing arthropod, reptile, bird, and mammalian diversity on the forest floor and canopy, causing an ‘invasional meltdown’ (O’Dowd et al. 2003).
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Publication: | Journal of Biosciences |
| Publisher: | Indian Academy of Sciences |
| Additional Information: | The copyright to this article belongs to the authors. |
| Keywords: | Chimaerism; intragenomic conflict; invasive species; syngamy; yellow crazy ant |
| Department/Centre: | Division of Biological Sciences > Centre for Ecological Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Jan 2024 09:36 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Jan 2024 09:36 |
| URI: | https://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/83692 |
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