Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Hungate BA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4784742 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PloS one 20160309 3
Invasive species alter ecosystems, threaten native and endangered species, and have negative economic impacts. Knowing where invading individuals are from and when they arrive to a new site can guide management. Here, we evaluated how well the stable hydrogen isotope composition (δ2H) records the recent origin and time since arrival of specimens of the invasive Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica Newman) captured near the Portland International Airport (Oregon, U.S.A.). The δ2H of Japanese beetle ...[more]