
Vaggelis Koutsoukos
@vag18000
PhD student working on the fig wasps of the Mediterranean
Research interests: Chalcidoidea Systematics, Ecology; Biological invasions
ID: 1661035276272128000
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2koPsTAAAAAJ&hl=el 23-05-2023 15:44:40
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The presence of the alien fig wasp Pleistodontes imperialis (Hymenoptera: Agaonidae) is confirmed from Cyprus and Greece, with morphological and molecular tools 📷 Link: link.springer.com/article/10.100… This project is funded by the UK Government through Darwin Plus. #DarwinPlus Biodiversity Challenge Funds


Parasite wasp, Torymus calcaratus. This specimen comes from the collection of the Naturkundemuseum Stuttgart The challenge here was to photograph the insect through a pane of glass. #torymuscalcaratus #torymidae #entomology #insects #wasp #wasps #hymenoptera





New #OpenAccess work by Laszlo Zoltan et al. suggests the #cynipid #gall wasp #Diplolepis rosae is more successful in North America than in Europe because of enemy release: doi.org/10.1111/icad.1… #EnemyReleaseHypothesis #Parasitoids Wiley Ecology & Evolution



day 3 Akrotiri BioBlitz!!! Uploading records Vaggelis Koutsoukos Jakovos Demetriou Ioanna_Angelidou Helen Roy @cabbageleek aliencsi European Alien Species Information Network - EASIN impressive number of Records!



Shark Awareness Day / 14th of July Fishers play a crucial role in the conservation of sharks and rays. Together, we’re ensuring these beautiful sharks thrive for generations to come. #sharkawareness #sharkawarenessday #sharkweek #SharkAwareness #enaliaphysis The Shark Trust


A new species of chalcid wasp with remarkable behavior is described. Find out more about it here: doi.org/10.3897/jhr.97… #parasitoids #wasps #Hymenoptera @UHManoa @uhhilo Honolulu Community College



bdj.pensoft.net/article/129367/ great stuff Vaggelis Koutsoukos and Jakovos Demetriou and team! thank you Darwin Plus for making poasible Biodiversity Challenge Funds Enalia Physis ERC Helen Roy BFCyprus


GallOnt is a structured glossary of gall phenotype terms to facilitates natural language and semantic descriptions of gall forms and forge connections to knowledge generated through model organism research. Find out more about it here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.12… Charles Davis






The first national survey of fig wasps in Greece finds 13 alien species associated with Ficus microcarpa, six of which are new country records, with some spotted outside their native range for the first time. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/neobio… #invasivespecies University of Athens
