The Importance of Using Multiple Approaches for Identifying Emerging Invasive Species: The Case of the Rasberry Crazy Ant in the United States

Dietrich Gotzek; Seán G. Brady; Robert J. Kallal; John S. LaPolla

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0045314

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The Importance of Using Multiple Approaches for Identifying Emerging Invasive Species: The Case of the Rasberry Crazy Ant in the United States

Dietrich Gotzek,

Affiliation Department of Entomology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
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Seán G. Brady,

Affiliation Department of Entomology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
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Robert J. Kallal,

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Towson University, Towson, Maryland, United States of America
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John S. LaPolla

* E-mail: JLapolla@towson.edu

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Towson University, Towson, Maryland, United States of America
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The Importance of Using Multiple Approaches for Identifying Emerging Invasive Species: The Case of the Rasberry Crazy Ant in the United States

Dietrich Gotzek,
Seán G. Brady,
Robert J. Kallal,
John S. LaPolla

Published: September 19, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0045314

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