2021
Four times out of Europe: Serial invasions of the winter moth, Operophtera brumata, to North America
Andersen J, Havill N, Caccone A, Elkinton J. Four times out of Europe: Serial invasions of the winter moth, Operophtera brumata, to North America. Molecular Ecology 2021, 30: 3439-3452. PMID: 34033202, DOI: 10.1111/mec.15983.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWinter mothNortheastern United StatesNorth AmericaInvasive winter mothNon-native speciesPopulation genetic dataAmount of diversityInvasion successSerial invasionInvaded regionsWidespread defoliationGenetic bottleneckBayesian assignmentOperophtera brumataMicrosatellite lociApproximate Bayesian computation methodsIndependent introductionsNorthern FennoscandiaCentral EuropeGenetic dataHybridization eventsBritish ColumbiaGeographic originNova ScotiaAmerica
2019
Widespread hybridization among native and invasive species of Operophtera moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) in Europe and North America
Andersen J, Havill N, Broadley H, Boettner G, Caccone A, Elkinton J. Widespread hybridization among native and invasive species of Operophtera moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) in Europe and North America. Biological Invasions 2019, 21: 3383-3394. DOI: 10.1007/s10530-019-02054-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWinter mothNorth AmericaBruce spanwormInvasive winter mothWsp gene fragmentsCytochrome oxidase I.Polymorphic microsatellite lociNortheastern United StatesNative congenerInvasive speciesWidespread hybridizationGeographic extentCrop systemsField-collected mothsPresence of WolbachiaMoth individualsMicrosatellite lociHybrid individualsPCR amplificationSpeciesAmericaGene fragmentsMothBritish ColumbiaNova Scotia