2022
Population genetics of an invasive mosquito vector, Aedes albopictus in the Northeastern USA
Gloria-Soria A, Shragai T, Ciota A, Duval T, Alto B, Martins A, Westby K, Medley K, Unlu I, Campbell S, Kawalkowski M, Tsuda Y, Higa Y, Indelicato N, Leisnham P, Caccone A, Armstrong P. Population genetics of an invasive mosquito vector, Aedes albopictus in the Northeastern USA. NeoBiota 2022, 78: 99-127. PMID: 37408738, PMCID: PMC10321554, DOI: 10.3897/neobiota.78.84986.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPopulations of AeGenetic structureGenetic diversityPopulation geneticsGenetic cladesMicrosatellite markersAsian tiger mosquitoNortheastern USARange northwardsNorthern rangeAlbopictus populationsFounder effectPopulation turnoverVector suppressionEast coastTiger mosquitoEastern USAInvasive mosquito vectorsMosquito vectorsAedes albopictusLocal populationWarming conditionsAlbopictusCold wintersConsecutive years
2002
The evolutionary origin of Indian Ocean tortoises (Dipsochelys)
Palkovacs E, Gerlach J, Caccone A. The evolutionary origin of Indian Ocean tortoises (Dipsochelys). Molecular Phylogenetics And Evolution 2002, 24: 216-227. PMID: 12144758, DOI: 10.1016/s1055-7903(02)00211-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWestern Indian Ocean islandsGiant tortoisesIndian Ocean islandsIndian Ocean giant tortoisesIndian OceanCyt b geneDNA substitution ratesOcean islandsShort generation timeSmall body sizeSource of colonizationMalagasy lineagesEvolutionary originWestern Indian OceanWild populationsMitochondrial DNAPhylogenetic analysisSequence evolutionB geneSubstitution ratesBody sizeOcean currentsEast coastGeneration timeTortoises