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Southern expansion of the invasive ant Wasmannia auropunctata within its native range and its relation with clonality and human activity by Chifflet, Lucila, Guzmán, Noelia Verónica, Rey, Olivier, Confalonieri, Viviana Andrea, Calcaterra, Luis Alberto

“…The little fire ant Wasmannia auropunctata, native to the Neotropics, has become a serious pest worldwide over the past 100 years. It was originally…”
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City puzzles: Does urban land scape affect genetic population structure in Aedes aegypti? by Maffey, Lucía, Confalonieri, Viviana, Hasson, Esteban, Schweigmann, Nicolás

“…Cities usually offer a suitable environment for the dengue vector Aedes aegypti, providing oviposition sites, accessibility to human hosts and nectar meals…”
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The origin and spread of the southern black ant, a widely distributed leaf‐cutting ant by Sánchez‐Restrepo, Andrés F., Confalonieri, Viviana A., Calcaterra, Luis A.

“…Aim The existence of past connections between different regions through corridors has influenced the diversification of the biota in South America. Evidence of…”
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Pleistocene climatic oscillations influenced the emergence of geographically widespread and restricted genetic lineages in an Andean grasshopper species group by Guzmán, Noelia V, Gandini, Luciano M, Castillo, Elio R, Fernandez Campón, Florencia, Cigliano, Maria Marta, Confalonieri, Viviana A

“…Abstract The grasshopper Trimerotropis pallidipennis species complex is distributed across arid and semi-arid environments from North to South America,…”
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A tale of swinger insects: Signatures of past sexuality between divergent lineages of a parthenogenetic weevil revealed by ribosomal intraindividual variation by Rodriguero, Marcela S, Wirth, Sonia A, Alberghina, Josefina S, Lanteri, Analía A, Confalonieri, Viviana A

“…Naupactus cervinus (Boheman) (Curculionidae, Naupactini) is a parthenogenetic weevil native to the Paranaense Forest which displays high levels of genetic…”
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A Species delimitation approach to uncover cryptic species in the South American fire ant decapitating flies (Diptera: Phoridae: Pseudacteon) by Sánchez-Restrepo, Andrés F, Chifflet, Lucila, Confalonieri, Viviana Andrea, Tsutsui, Neil D, Pesquero, Marcos Antônio, Calcaterra, Luis Antonio

“…South American fire ant decapitating flies in the genus Pseudacteon (Diptera: Phoridae) are potential biocontrol agents of the invasive fire ants Solenopsis…”
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Correction: A Species delimitation approach to uncover cryptic species in the South American fire ant decapitating flies (Diptera: Phoridae: Pseudacteon) by Sánchez-Restrepo, Andrés F, Chifflet, Lucila, Confalonieri, Viviana Andrea, Tsutsui, Neil D, Pesquero, Marcos Antônio, Calcaterra, Luis Alberto

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236086.]…”
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Biogeographical patterns and processes in the genus group Scotussae (Acrididae: Melanoplinae): an integrative approach by Scattolini, María Celeste, Lira-Noriega, Andrés, Confalonieri, Viviana Andrea, Pietrokovsky, Silvia, Cigliano, María Marta

“…Abstract A biogeographical study of the genus group Scotussae, a clade of grasshoppers endemic to the subtropical temperate region of the La Plata Basin, South…”
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Stable inversion clines in a grasshopper species group despite complex geographical history by Guzmán, Noelia V., Kemppainen, Petri, Monti, Daniela, Castillo, Elio R. D., Rodriguero, Marcela S., Sánchez‐Restrepo, Andrés F., Cigliano, Maria Marta, Confalonieri, Viviana A.

“…Chromosomal inversions are known to play roles in adaptation and differentiation in many species. They involve clusters of correlated genes (i.e., loci in…”
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Host-specific gene expression as a tool for introduction success in Naupactus parthenogenetic weevils by Mackay-Smith, Ava, Dornon, Mary Kate, Lucier, Rosalind, Okimoto, Anna, Mendonca de Sousa, Flavia, Rodriguero, Marcela, Confalonieri, Viviana, Lanteri, Analia A, Sequeira, Andrea S

“…Food resource access can mediate establishment success in invasive species, and generalist herbivorous insects are thought to rely on mechanisms of…”
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Wolbachia-density variation in weevils of the tribe Naupactini (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) by da Cruz Cabral, Lucía, Fernandez Goya, Lucía, Piccinali, Romina V., Lanteri, Analía A., Confalonieri, Viviana A., Rodriguero, Marcela S.

“…The intracellular bacteria Wolbachia pipientis infects arthropods and filarial nematodes and is able to manipulate host reproduction. It has been reported an…”
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Mito-nuclear genetic comparison in a Wolbachia infected weevil: insights on reproductive mode, infection age and evolutionary forces shaping genetic variation by Rodriguero, Marcela S, Lanteri, Analía A, Confalonieri, Viviana A

“…Maternally inherited endosymbionts like Wolbachia pipientis are in linkage disequilibrium with the mtDNA of their hosts. Therefore, they can induce selective…”
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Comparing phylogenetics and linear morphometrics to solve the generic assignment of Parabolinella? triarthroides Harrington (Trilobita, Olenidae) by Monti, Daniela S, Confalonieri, Viviana A

“…The use of different methodological approaches together with an exhaustive qualitative study has helped to recognize important morphological traits to…”
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Genetically Depauperate and Still Successful: Few Multilocus Genotypes of the Introduced Parthenogenetic Weevil Naupactus cervinus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Prevail in the Continental United States by Rodriguero, Marcela S, Confalonieri, Viviana A, Mackay Smith, Ava, Dornon, Mary Kate, Zagoren, Eleanor, Palmer, Alice, Sequeira, Andrea S

“…is a parthenogenetic weevil native to South America that is currently distributed worldwide. This flightless species is polyphagous and capable of modifying…”
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Dependence of egg hatching on Wolbachia density in a parthenogenetic weevil revealed by antibiotic treatment by Rodriguero, Marcela S., Scannapieco, Alejandra C., Monti, Daniela S., Chifflet, Lucila, Elias‐Costa, Agustín J., Lanteri, Analía A., Confalonieri, Viviana A.

“…Naupactini is a tribe of Neotropical broad‐nosed weevils highly diverse in South America. This group includes several parthenogenetic species, some of them…”
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Incongruence between molecular and morphological characters in the southern king crabs Lithodes santolla and Lithodes confundens (Decapoda: Anomura) by Pérez-Barros, Patricia, Confalonieri, Viviana A., Paschke, Kurt, Lovrich, Gustavo A.

“…The use of genetic tools has a relevant role in fishery resource management and conservation, for example, when used in species delimitation. Morphological…”
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The Effect of Reproductive System on Invasiveness: Lessons from South American Weevils by Rodriguero, Marcela S, Guzmán, Noelia V, Lanteri, Analía A, Confalonieri, Viviana A

“…Successful invasion of a species into novel, marginal areas often requires the ability to face different ecological characteristics than those prevailing in…”
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Microsatellite variation in maize landraces from Northwestern Argentina: genetic diversity, population structure and racial affiliations by Lia, Verónica V, Poggio, Lidia, Confalonieri, Viviana A

“…The highland region or Northwestern Argentina (NWA) is one of the southernmost areas of native maize cultivation and constitutes an expansion of the peruvian…”
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Unraveling the diversification history of grasshoppers belonging to the " Trimerotropis pallidipennis" (Oedipodinae: Acrididae) species group: a hotspot of biodiversity in the Central Andes by Guzmán, Noelia Verónica, Pietrokovsky, Silvia Mónica, Cigliano, Maria Marta, Confalonieri, Viviana Andrea

“…The Andean Mountain range has been recognized as one of the biodiversity hotspots of the world. The proposed mechanisms for such species diversification, among…”
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Molecular and Morphological Phylogenetic Analysis of Naupactus Dejean (Curculionidae: Entiminae) and Allied Genera: The Dilemma of Classification by del Río, Maria, Rodriguero, Marcela, Confalonieri, Viviana, Lanteri, Analía

“…Naupactus (Curculionidae: Entiminae) is the most speciose weevil genus of the tribe Naupactini. The main objective of this work is to recognize species groups…”
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