Fallon Meng

Fallon Meng

@fallonmeng.bsky.social

NYU Biology PhD Student | Winchell Lab | studying eco-evolutionary mechanisms under the successful invasion of Spotted Lanternfly | she/her | Interested in Eco-evo and conservation | Totally An Animal person

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Fallon Meng
@fallonmeng.bsky.social

check out our new findings about the why spotted lanternfly are doing so well in invasion?! doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

doi.orgCities as evolutionary incubators for the global spread of the spotted lanternflyAbstract. Habitat destruction and invasive species pose two of the greatest global threats to biodiversity. These factors do not operate in isolation, and
Chris Simms@chrisnsimms.bsky.social

The spotted lanternfly has spread across the United States with unrelenting speed — and now we have a clue as to why: living in cities seems to have helped these invasive insects evolve to be more resistant to stresses. 🧪 www.livescience.com/animals/inse...

livescience.comSpotted lanternflies are invading the US. They may have gotten their evolutionary superpowers in China's cities.The alarming spread of spotted lanternflies across the U.S. has been made possible by cities acting as evolutionary incubators, fine-tuning the insects and enabling them to thrive.

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Chris Simms
@chrisnsimms.bsky.social

The spotted lanternfly has spread across the United States with unrelenting speed — and now we have a clue as to why: living in cities seems to have helped these invasive insects evolve to be more resistant to stresses. 🧪 www.livescience.com/animals/inse...

livescience.comSpotted lanternflies are invading the US. They may have gotten their evolutionary superpowers in China's cities.The alarming spread of spotted lanternflies across the U.S. has been made possible by cities acting as evolutionary incubators, fine-tuning the insects and enabling them to thrive.

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