2019
The population genomics of multiple tsetse fly (Glossina fuscipes fuscipes) admixture zones in Uganda
Saarman NP, Opiro R, Hyseni C, Echodu R, Opiyo EA, Dion K, Johnson T, Aksoy S, Caccone A. The population genomics of multiple tsetse fly (Glossina fuscipes fuscipes) admixture zones in Uganda. Molecular Ecology 2019, 28: 66-85. PMID: 30471158, PMCID: PMC9642080, DOI: 10.1111/mec.14957.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdmixture zonePopulation genomicsHybrid zoneMitochondrial cytochrome oxidase IGenome-wide admixtureProcess of speciationCytochrome oxidase IPatterns of divergenceMaternal inheritance patternDivergent lineagesReproductive barriersSecondary contactOxidase IEvolutionary biologyApproximate Bayesian computationGenetic lineagesParental typesGenetic markersInheritance patternGenomicsLineagesMultiple generationsBayesian computationSpeciationRiver network
2017
Birth/birth-death processes and their computable transition probabilities with biological applications
Ho LST, Xu J, Crawford FW, Minin VN, Suchard MA. Birth/birth-death processes and their computable transition probabilities with biological applications. Journal Of Mathematical Biology 2017, 76: 911-944. PMID: 28741177, PMCID: PMC5783825, DOI: 10.1007/s00285-017-1160-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsAnimalsBayes TheoremCommunicable DiseasesComputational BiologyComputer SimulationEnglandEpidemicsHistory, 17th CenturyHost-Parasite InteractionsHumansLikelihood FunctionsMarkov ChainsMathematical ConceptsModels, BiologicalMonte Carlo MethodPlagueProbabilityStochastic ProcessesConceptsBirth-death processTransition probabilitiesFinite-time transition probabilitiesSIR modelMonte Carlo approximationJoint posterior distributionLikelihood-based inferenceApproximate Bayesian computationStatistical inferenceMatrix exponentiationPosterior distributionProcess approximationBivariate extensionBayesian computationFraction representationLaplace transformCorrelation structureUnivariate populationsRemoved (SIR) modelSmall systemsBivariate processEfficient algorithmApproximationDirect inferenceFast method
2016
Ancient and modern colonization of North America by hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae (Hemiptera: Adelgidae), an invasive insect from East Asia
Havill N, Shiyake S, Lamb Galloway A, Foottit R, Yu G, Paradis A, Elkinton J, Montgomery M, Sano M, Caccone A. Ancient and modern colonization of North America by hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae (Hemiptera: Adelgidae), an invasive insect from East Asia. Molecular Ecology 2016, 25: 2065-2080. PMID: 26880353, DOI: 10.1111/mec.13589.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWestern North AmericaEastern North AmericaNorth AmericaAdelges tsugaeHost specializationExtreme genetic bottleneckWorldwide genetic structurePleistocene glacial periodsSouthern JapanMitochondrial COI sequencesGlacial periodSpecies traitsAdelgid invasionApproximate Bayesian computationInvasive insectsHemlock speciesContinental scaleInvasion pathwaysTsuga speciesGenetic bottleneckGenetic structureHost treesEndemic lineagesInvasive pestHemlock trees
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