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
2018
Genome-Wide Assessment of Diversity and Divergence Among Extant Galapagos Giant Tortoise Species
Miller J, Quinzin M, Edwards D, Eaton D, Jensen E, Russello M, Gibbs J, Tapia W, Rueda D, Caccone A. Genome-Wide Assessment of Diversity and Divergence Among Extant Galapagos Giant Tortoise Species. Journal Of Heredity 2018, 109: 611-619. PMID: 29986032, DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esy031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGiant tortoise speciesMitochondrial DNA sequencesSingle nucleotide polymorphismsTortoise speciesGenetic diversityMicrosatellite lociDNA sequencesGenotypic dataMicrosatellite genotypic dataNuclear microsatellite lociGenome-wide markersEstimates of diversityGenome-wide assessmentGalapagos giant tortoisesSpecies radiationEvolutionary geneticsSignificant unitsMitochondrial DNAPopulation structureSpecies conservationGenetic lineagesGiant tortoisesPopulation delineationTortoise populationsDNA sequencing
2017
Postglacial recolonization shaped the genetic diversity of the winter moth (Operophtera brumata) in Europe
Andersen J, Havill N, Caccone A, Elkinton J. Postglacial recolonization shaped the genetic diversity of the winter moth (Operophtera brumata) in Europe. Ecology And Evolution 2017, 7: 3312-3323. PMID: 28515868, PMCID: PMC5433974, DOI: 10.1002/ece3.2860.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDistinct glacial refugiaWinter mothPostglacial recolonizationGene flowGlacial refugiaGenetic diversityOngoing gene flowObserved genetic patternsQuaternary climatic oscillationsLong-distance dispersalResult of dispersalPolymorphic microsatellite lociMajor genetic clustersNorthern puritySouthern richnessSecondary contactHybrid zoneSpecies diversityNorthern populationsSouthern populationsGenetic clustersMicrosatellite lociWestern PalearcticGenetic lineagesGenetic patterns