Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Kirkendall, Lawrence R."
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Bark beetles and pinhole borers (Curculionidae, Scolytinae, Platypodinae) alien to Europe
Kirkendall, Lawrence R.; Faccoli, Massimo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-09-17)Invasive bark beetles are posing a major threat to forest resources around the world. DAISIE’s web-based and printed databases of invasive species in Europe provide an incomplete and misleading picture of the alien scolytines ... -
Globally distributed Xyleborus species reveal recurrent intercontinental dispersal in a landscape of ancient worldwide distributions Phylogenetics and phylogeography
Gohli, Jostein; Selvarajah, Tina; Kirkendall, Lawrence R.; Jordal, Bjarte Henry (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-02-15)Background: Invasive species can have devastating effects on native ecosystems and therefore impose a significant threat to human welfare. The introduction rate of invasive species has accelerated dramatically in recent ... -
Improbable but true: the invasive inbreeding ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus morigerus has generalist genotypes
Andersen, Hanne Flåten; Jordal, Bjarte Henry; Kambestad, Marius; Kirkendall, Lawrence R. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-01)The wide distribution and dominance of invasive inbreeding species in many forest ecosystems seems paradoxical in face of their limited genetic variation. Successful establishment of invasive species in new areas is ... -
Rainforest and cloud forest Scolytodes (Curculionidae, Scolytinae, Hexacolini) from the ALAS inventory in Costa Rica: new species, new synonymy, new records
Jordal, Bjarte Henry; Kirkendall, Lawrence R. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-07-11)Quantitative collecting efforts over the last several decades in Costa Rica have resulted in many new species of insects. The Arthropods of La Selva projects included collecting from a typical lowland Neotropical forest ...