2018
Cryptic east-west divergence and molecular diagnostics for two species of silver flies (Diptera: Chamaemyiidae: Leucopis) from North America being evaluated for biological control of hemlock woolly adelgid
Havill N, Gaimari S, Caccone A. Cryptic east-west divergence and molecular diagnostics for two species of silver flies (Diptera: Chamaemyiidae: Leucopis) from North America being evaluated for biological control of hemlock woolly adelgid. Biological Control 2018, 121: 23-29. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2018.02.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEastern North AmericaNorth AmericaPacific NorthwestBiological controlHemlock Woolly AdelgidEast-west divergenceMitochondrial COI geneBiological control agentsEastern United StatesDNA sequence dataLeucopis argenticollisPrey associationsWoolly AdelgidAdelgid speciesAdelgidWestern lineageGenetic diversityNuclear genesCOI geneHemlockDistinct lineagesControl agentsBeneficial genotypesSequence dataWestern hemlock
2006
A Bayesian approach on molecules and behavior: reconsidering phylogenetic and evolutionary patterns of the Salamandridae with emphasis on Triturus newts
Steinfartz S, Vicario S, Arntzen J, Caccone A. A Bayesian approach on molecules and behavior: reconsidering phylogenetic and evolutionary patterns of the Salamandridae with emphasis on Triturus newts. Journal Of Experimental Zoology Part B Molecular And Developmental Evolution 2006, 308B: 139-162. PMID: 16969762, DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.21119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCourtship traitsSpecies of TriturusDNA sequence dataLast common ancestorTrue salamandersSalamandrid speciesMitochondrial genesMolecular phylogenyTriturus newtsGenus TriturusSpecies assemblagesPhylogenetic positionCommon ancestorEuropean newtsFamily SalamandridaeEvolutionary patternsT. vittatusMorphological charactersSequence dataLife historySalamandridaeT. alpestrisTemporal divergenceNewtsTriturus
2002
PHYLOGEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY OF GIANT GALAPAGOS TORTOISES
Caccone A, Gentile G, Gibbs JP, Fritts T, Snell HL, Betts J, Powell JR. PHYLOGEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY OF GIANT GALAPAGOS TORTOISES. Evolution 2002, 56: 2052-2066. PMID: 12449492, DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2002.tb00131.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple colonizationsMaternal lineagesMitochondrial DNA sequence dataClear genetic differentiationDNA sequence dataSanta Cruz IslandBiological treasureComplex phylogeographyGenetic differentiationExtant islandsPinzón IslandMolecular clockDeep nodesExtant taxaSequence dataVolcan WolfYounger islandsInsular environmentsHuman transportPhylogeographyTortoise populationsTaxaIsabela IslandDistinct populationsLineagesPHYLOGEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY OF GIANT GALPAGOS TORTOISES
Caccone A, Gentile G, Gibbs J, Fritts T, Snell H, Betts J, Powell J. PHYLOGEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY OF GIANT GALPAGOS TORTOISES. Evolution 2002, 56: 2052-2066. DOI: 10.1554/0014-3820(2002)056[2052:pahogg]2.0.co;2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultiple colonizationsMaternal lineagesMitochondrial DNA sequence dataClear genetic differentiationDNA sequence dataSanta Cruz IslandBiological treasureComplex phylogeographyGenetic differentiationExtant islandsMolecular clockDeep nodesExtant taxaSequence dataVolcan WolfYounger islandsInsular environmentsHuman transportPhylogeographyTortoise populationsTaxaLineagesIsabela IslandDistinct populationsTortoises
1997
MITOCHONDRIAL DNA PHYLOGENIES FOR THE DROSOPHILA OBSCURA GROUP
Gleason J, Caccone A, Moriyama E, White K, Powell J. MITOCHONDRIAL DNA PHYLOGENIES FOR THE DROSOPHILA OBSCURA GROUP. Evolution 1997, 51: 433-440. PMID: 28565356, DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1997.tb02430.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCytochrome oxidase IObscura groupMitochondrial gene cytochrome oxidase IGene cytochrome oxidase IPresent DNA sequence dataNumber of invasionsMitochondrial DNA phylogenyMitochondrial gene sequencesDrosophila obscura groupDNA sequence dataExperimental population geneticsNorth American subgroupsObscura speciesDNA phylogenyGenus DrosophilaD. guancheD. madeirensisD. tristisEurasian speciesTemperate EurasiaD. subobscuraMtDNA dataOxidase IMajor cladesPhylogenetic relationships
1996
A molecular phylogeny for the Drosophila melanogaster subgroup and the problem of polymorphism data.
Caccone A, Moriyama E, Gleason J, Nigro L, Powell J. A molecular phylogeny for the Drosophila melanogaster subgroup and the problem of polymorphism data. Molecular Biology And Evolution 1996, 13: 1224-1232. PMID: 8896375, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025688.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA-DNA hybridization dataDNA sequence dataSequence dataD. sechelliaMelanogaster subgroupD. mauritianaHybridization dataNuclear DNA sequence dataPrevious DNA-DNA hybridization dataNew DNA sequence dataSerendipity alpha geneDrosophila melanogaster subgroupITS of rDNAD. simulansIsland speciesMolecular phylogenyDrosophila melanogasterPhylogenetic relationshipsSister statusIntraspecific polymorphismPhylogenetic standpointRelated speciesPhylogenetic inferenceMost speciesParallel evolution
1994
Molecular phylogeny of the Anopheles gambiae complex suggests genetic introgression between principal malaria vectors.
Besansky N, Powell J, Caccone A, Hamm D, Scott J, Collins F. Molecular phylogeny of the Anopheles gambiae complex suggests genetic introgression between principal malaria vectors. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1994, 91: 6885-6888. PMID: 8041714, PMCID: PMC44302, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.91.15.6885.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnopheles gambiae complexGambiae complexDNA sequence dataGenetic introgressionGene flowMolecular phylogenyEvolutionary relationshipsSister taxaChromosomal inversionsPhylogenetic treePrincipal malaria vectorAfrotropical speciesSequence dataA. gambiaeNonvector speciesDistant branchesSpeciesMalaria vectorsAnopheles arabiensisEfficient vectorPrincipal vectorIntrogressionPhylogenyMalaria control strategiesTaxa
1986
Rates of nucleotide substitution in Drosophila mitochondrial DNA and nuclear DNA are similar.
Powell J, Caccone A, Amato G, Yoon C. Rates of nucleotide substitution in Drosophila mitochondrial DNA and nuclear DNA are similar. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1986, 83: 9090-9093. PMID: 3097641, PMCID: PMC387080, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.83.23.9090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNuclear DNANucleotide substitutionsSingle-copy nuclear DNADrosophila mitochondrial DNADNA sequence dataMajority of DNADrosophila yakubaDrosophila melanogasterMitochondrial DNASequence dataBase pair mismatchesDNA hybridsDNAMitochondriaDNA hybridizationYakubaEukaryotesDrosophilaMelanogasterMtDNAsInvertebratesVertebratesChloroplastsMtDNAOrganelles