2019
Identification of winter moth (Operophtera brumata) refugia in North Africa and the Italian Peninsula during the last glacial maximum
Andersen J, Havill N, Mannai Y, Ezzine O, Dhahri S, Jamâa M, Caccone A, Elkinton J. Identification of winter moth (Operophtera brumata) refugia in North Africa and the Italian Peninsula during the last glacial maximum. Ecology And Evolution 2019, 9: 13931-13941. PMID: 31938492, PMCID: PMC6953680, DOI: 10.1002/ece3.5830.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWinter mothGenetic diversityLast Glacial MaximumQuaternary climatic oscillationsWinter moth populationsUse of refugiaSecondary contactGlacial refugiaNonnative speciesGenetic distinctnessIberian refugiumGenetic distanceBayesian clusteringLGM refugiaPolymorphic microsatellitesRefugiaApproximate Bayesian computation methodsItalian peninsulaMoth individualsOak forestsClimatic oscillationsGenetic relationshipsMoth populationsTemperate regionsGlacial Maximum
2017
Genomic insights into the ancient spread of Lyme disease across North America
Walter KS, Carpi G, Caccone A, Diuk-Wasser MA. Genomic insights into the ancient spread of Lyme disease across North America. Nature Ecology & Evolution 2017, 1: 1569-1576. PMID: 29185509, PMCID: PMC6431794, DOI: 10.1038/s41559-017-0282-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHistory of spreadEvolutionary historyNorth AmericaLyme disease epidemicLast Glacial MaximumAncient spreadLyme disease bacteriaComplex evolutionary historyPast centuryGlacial MaximumHistoryGenomic insightsEvolutionary changeAmericaUndocumented levelB. burgdorferi s.Large collectionSensu strictoBurgdorferi s.Vector-borne diseasesSouthern CanadaLand use changeBorrelia burgdorferi sensu strictoCenturyDisease bacteria