No evidence of enemy release in pathogen and microbial communities of common wasps (Vespula vulgaris) in their native and introduced range

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 10; no. 3; p. e0121358
• Main Authors: Lester, Philip J, Bosch, Peter J, Gruber, Monica A M, Kapp, Eugene A, Peng, Lifeng, Brenton-Rule, Evan C, Buchanan, Joe, Stanislawek, Wlodek L, Archer, Michael, Corley, Juan C, Masciocchi, Maitè, Van Oystaeyen, Annette, Wenseleers, Tom
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 23.03.2015; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Animal Distribution; Animals; Apis mellifera; Bacteria; Bees; Biodiversity; Biological & chemical weapons; Communities; Deformation; Disease control; Ecology; Ecosystem; European honeybee; Fauna; Food; Fungi; Honey; Hostages; Hymenoptera; Hypotheses; Indigenous species; Insects; Introduced Species; Invasive species; Laboratories; Mass spectrometry; Mass spectroscopy; Microbial activity; Microbiomes; Microbiota; Microorganisms; Mortality; Nematodes; New records; Nonnative species; Parasites; Pathogens; Plant reproduction; Populations; Proteomics; Roundworms; Solenopsis invicta; Taxa; Vespidae; Vespula vulgaris; Viruses; Wasps; Wasps - microbiology; Wasps - physiology; New Zealand; Belgium; Argentina

When invasive species move to new environments they typically experience population bottlenecks that limit the probability that pathogens and parasites are also moved. The invasive species may thus be released from biotic interactions that can be a major source of density-dependent mortality, referr...