Isolation and introductions disrupt the homogeneity of Argentine ants in Europe.
Sriram V. Narasimhan, Enikő Csata, Laura Trapero, Marion Cordonnier, Giuseppe Mannino, Luca Pietro Casacci, Magdalena Witek, Iago Sanmartín‐Villar
The study investigates how isolation affects population divergence in Argentine ants, finding that a previously unknown supercolony in Crete shows genetic and chemical differences from mainland colonies and suggests possible introduction routes.
bioRxiv · Jun 11, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology