2019
Complex interplay of evolutionary forces shaping population genomic structure of invasive Aedes albopictus in southern Europe
Pichler V, Kotsakiozi P, Caputo B, Serini P, Caccone A, della Torre A. Complex interplay of evolutionary forces shaping population genomic structure of invasive Aedes albopictus in southern Europe. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2019, 13: e0007554. PMID: 31437154, PMCID: PMC6705758, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDouble digest Restriction-site Associated DNAHistorical contextMultiple independent invasionsSouth East AsiaRestriction-site Associated DNAPopulation genomic structureInvasive Aedes albopictusInvasion historyWorldwide expansionSouthern EuropeFirst countryHistoryAnimal invasionsItalyEuropeAlbaniaSuccessful historyRecent invasionMigration patternsHuman arbovirusesComplex interplayMultiple geographic locationsIndependent invasionsColonistsInvasive range
2016
Global population divergence and admixture of the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Puckett EE, Park J, Combs M, Blum MJ, Bryant JE, Caccone A, Costa F, Deinum EE, Esther A, Himsworth CG, Keightley PD, Ko A, Lundkvist Å, McElhinney LM, Morand S, Robins J, Russell J, Strand TM, Suarez O, Yon L, Munshi-South J. Global population divergence and admixture of the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus). Proceedings Of The Royal Society B 2016, 283: 20161762. PMID: 27798305, PMCID: PMC5095384, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2016.1762.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvolutionary clustersColonization of EuropeRat eradication programmeAgricultural settlementsWestward expansionEastward expansionSoutheast AsiaSouthward expansionAleutian ArchipelagoExpansion routesAstonishing degreeRecent migrantsGlobal population structureGlobal phylogeographyBlack ratsGlobal tradeCommensal rodentsEurope