2021
Four times out of Europe: Serial invasions of the winter moth, Operophtera brumata, to North America
Andersen J, Havill N, Caccone A, Elkinton J. Four times out of Europe: Serial invasions of the winter moth, Operophtera brumata, to North America. Molecular Ecology 2021, 30: 3439-3452. PMID: 34033202, DOI: 10.1111/mec.15983.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWinter mothNortheastern United StatesNorth AmericaInvasive winter mothNon-native speciesPopulation genetic dataAmount of diversityInvasion successSerial invasionInvaded regionsWidespread defoliationGenetic bottleneckBayesian assignmentOperophtera brumataMicrosatellite lociApproximate Bayesian computation methodsIndependent introductionsNorthern FennoscandiaCentral EuropeGenetic dataHybridization eventsBritish ColumbiaGeographic originNova ScotiaAmerica
2011
Genetic diversity and population structure of Glossina pallidipes in Uganda and western Kenya
Ouma JO, Beadell JS, Hyseni C, Okedi LM, Krafsur ES, Aksoy S, Caccone A. Genetic diversity and population structure of Glossina pallidipes in Uganda and western Kenya. Parasites & Vectors 2011, 4: 122. PMID: 21711519, PMCID: PMC3146932, DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-4-122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSex-biased dispersalGenetic diversityPopulation structureSource populationModern gene flowHigh genetic diversityMean genetic distanceAnalysis of mtDNAGene flowNuclear markersBayesian assignmentRelict populationsMtDNA haplotypesGenetic distanceMicrosatellite genotypesG. pallidipesGenetic variationPairwise relatednessMicrosatellite allelesMicrosatellite analysisDispersalSoutheastern UgandaFall populationPopulation comparisonsEffective control efforts
2010
DNA from the Past Informs Ex Situ Conservation for the Future: An “Extinct” Species of Galápagos Tortoise Identified in Captivity
Russello MA, Poulakakis N, Gibbs JP, Tapia W, Benavides E, Powell JR, Caccone A. DNA from the Past Informs Ex Situ Conservation for the Future: An “Extinct” Species of Galápagos Tortoise Identified in Captivity. PLOS ONE 2010, 5: e8683. PMID: 20084268, PMCID: PMC2800188, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008683.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtinct speciesCaptive individualsGenotypic dataExtant speciesGalápagos tortoisesNative rangeTortoise speciesMitochondrial DNA control region haplotypesHistorical DNA analysisMicrosatellite genotypic dataControl region haplotypesMitochondrial DNA haplotypesEx situ conservationSpecies recovery effortsConservation-related researchIslands of IsabelaCryptic diversityBayesian assignmentDNA haplotypesSitu conservationFloreana IslandConservation statusBreeding effortsMicrosatellite genotypesMuseum specimens