2021
Viviparity and habitat restrictions may influence the evolution of male reproductive genes in tsetse fly (Glossina) species
Savini G, Scolari F, Ometto L, Rota-Stabelli O, Carraretto D, Gomulski LM, Gasperi G, Abd-Alla AMM, Aksoy S, Attardo GM, Malacrida AR. Viviparity and habitat restrictions may influence the evolution of male reproductive genes in tsetse fly (Glossina) species. BMC Biology 2021, 19: 211. PMID: 34556101, PMCID: PMC8461966, DOI: 10.1186/s12915-021-01148-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMale reproductive genesReproductive genesSelective pressureHabitat restrictionLong evolutionary time scalesFunctional selective pressuresPost-zygotic isolationComparative genomics approachReproductive behaviorEvolutionary time scalesUnique reproductive strategyLong evolutionary historyStrong selective pressureDivergent demographic historiesMale reproductive biologyTsetse fly speciesGenomic conflictAdenotrophic viviparityParental genomesGenomic approachesAllopatric distributionsEvolutionary historyDemographic historyReproductive biologyEvolutionary tree
2020
Vector-borne Zoonotic Diseases in Turkey: Rising Threats on Public Health
Düzlü Ö, İnci A, Yıldırım A, Doğanay M, Özbel Y, Aksoy S. Vector-borne Zoonotic Diseases in Turkey: Rising Threats on Public Health. Turkish Journal Of Parasitology 2020, 44: 168-175. PMID: 32928726, DOI: 10.4274/tpd.galenos.2020.6985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVector-borne zoonotic diseasePublic healthZoonotic diseaseRe-emerging arbovirusWorld Health OrganizationSuch infectionsZoonotic infectionMosquito-borneArthropod speciesDiseaseHabitat featuresHealth OrganizationPathogen transmission patternsAlarming increaseClimate-related changesFly-borne diseasesGlobal healthInfectionHealthMigratory patternsNew control programsAnimal welfareFuture control effortsTransmission patternsControl programs