2005
Short report: Phylogenetic relationships of the anthropophilic Plasmodium falciparum malaria vectors in Africa.
Marshall J, Powell J, Caccone A. Short report: Phylogenetic relationships of the anthropophilic Plasmodium falciparum malaria vectors in Africa. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2005, 73: 749-52. PMID: 16222020, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.73.749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNumber of speciesMalaria vectorsAfrican mosquito vectorsMosquito vectorsNuclear genesParaphyletic relationshipSubgenus CelliaPhylogenetic relationshipsPhylogenetic analysisAdditional speciesStatistical supportSpeciesPlasmodium falciparumP. falciparumCausative agentCelliaFalciparumGenesHistorical associationVectorBayesian methods
2002
Speciation Within Anopheles gambiae-- the Glass Is Half Full
della Torre A, Costantini C, Besansky N, Caccone A, Petrarca V, Powell J, Coluzzi M. Speciation Within Anopheles gambiae-- the Glass Is Half Full. Science 2002, 298: 115-117. PMID: 12364784, DOI: 10.1126/science.1078170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PhysiologicalAfrica South of the SaharaAllelesAnimalsAnophelesBiological EvolutionChromosome InversionChromosomesDNA, RibosomalEcosystemEnvironmentFeeding BehaviorGenetic VariationGenetics, PopulationGenomeHuman ActivitiesHumansInsect Bites and StingsInsect VectorsMalariaMicrosatellite RepeatsReproductionSequence Analysis, DNA
1995
An anchored restriction-mapping approach applied to the genetic analysis of the Anopheles gambiae malaria vector complex 1.
Mathiopoulos K, Powell J, McCutchan T. An anchored restriction-mapping approach applied to the genetic analysis of the Anopheles gambiae malaria vector complex 1. Molecular Biology And Evolution 1995, 12: 103-112. PMID: 7877485, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a040179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnopheles gambiae complexRare restriction sitesMolecular variationPhylogenetic analysisRRNA geneSingle Southern blotGenetic analysisGambiae complexRestriction mapSouthern blotSystematic purposesRestriction sitesPartial digestionMalaria vectorsGenomeSpeciesIndependent regionsTreesMtDNAGenesEnzymeRegionBlotDigestionComplexes
1985
Oral infection of Aedes aegypti with yellow fever virus: geographic variation and genetic considerations.
Tabachnick W, Wallis G, Miller B, Powell J, Lorenz L, Aitken T, Beaty B, Amato G. Oral infection of Aedes aegypti with yellow fever virus: geographic variation and genetic considerations. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1985, 34: 1219-24. PMID: 3834804, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1985.34.1219.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1980
Genetics and the Origin of a Vector Population: Aedes aegypti, a Case Study
Powell J, Tabachnick W, Arnold J. Genetics and the Origin of a Vector Population: Aedes aegypti, a Case Study. Science 1980, 208: 1385-1387. PMID: 7375945, DOI: 10.1126/science.7375945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme-coding genesMosquito Aedes aegyptiAedes aegyptiPopulation geneticsGenetic differencesVector populationsWorldwide distributionVector-borne diseasesGeneticsAegyptiSubspeciesGeographic regionsGenesPopulationSuch studiesMultivariate discriminant analysisOriginPopulation sampleGeneral applicability