2023
Galapagos giant tortoise trafficking case demonstrates the utility and applications of long‐term comprehensive genetic monitoring
Quinzin M, Bishop A, Miller J, Poulakakis N, Tapia W, Torres‐Rojo F, Sevilla C, Caccone A. Galapagos giant tortoise trafficking case demonstrates the utility and applications of long‐term comprehensive genetic monitoring. Animal Conservation 2023, 26: 826-838. DOI: 10.1111/acv.12870.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGalapagos giant tortoisesGiant tortoisesIllegal wildlife tradeGenetic analysisNuclear microsatellite markersGenetic repositoryBreeding CenterStandard genetic markersComprehensive genetic characterizationWild speciesIsland of originGenetic monitoringMicrosatellite markersGenetic markersGenetic characterizationSpecies protectionGalapagos IslandsLa conservaciónWildlife tradeSpeciesJuvenile tortoisesTortoisesSan CristobalJuvenilesFirst documentation
2019
Restoration‐mediated secondary contact leads to introgression of alewife ecotypes separated by a colonial‐era dam
Reid K, Garza J, Gephard S, Caccone A, Post D, Palkovacs E. Restoration‐mediated secondary contact leads to introgression of alewife ecotypes separated by a colonial‐era dam. Evolutionary Applications 2019, 13: 652-664. PMID: 32211058, PMCID: PMC7086056, DOI: 10.1111/eva.12890.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSecondary contactAnadromous alewifeDirection of introgressionAbundance of juvenilesAdult anadromous alewivesLandlocked populationsDifferent habitatsAnadromous fishAlewife populationDifferent ecotypesParentage assignmentFin clipsEvolutionary processesIntrogressionEcotypesGenetic markersNatural ecosystemsReal ecosystemsReintroduction projectsF1 hybridsJuvenile productionAlewifeAdult alewivesSample of juvenilesRestoration projectsThe 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
2017
Genomic analyses of African Trypanozoon strains to assess evolutionary relationships and identify markers for strain identification
Richardson JB, Lee KY, Mireji P, Enyaru J, Sistrom M, Aksoy S, Zhao H, Caccone A. Genomic analyses of African Trypanozoon strains to assess evolutionary relationships and identify markers for strain identification. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2017, 11: e0005949. PMID: 28961238, PMCID: PMC5636163, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005949.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAfrican trypanosomesHigh genetic similarityMaximum likelihood phylogenyStrain identificationGenomic resourcesGenetic structureEvolutionary relationshipsGenetic clustersPhylogenetic analysisGenomic analysisSingle nucleotide polymorphismsTaxonomic classificationGenetic similarityLarge comparative analysisGenetic markersHigh similarityGeographic originEvansi strainsSNPsNucleotide polymorphismsT. brucei bruceiPhylogenyTrypanosomesTrypanosomaTrypanozoon
2016
Asymmetric hybridization between non-native winter moth, Operophtera brumata (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), and native Bruce spanworm, Operophtera bruceata, in the Northeastern United States, assessed with novel microsatellites and SNPs
Havill N, Elkinton J, Andersen J, Hagen S, Broadley H, Boettner G, Caccone A. Asymmetric hybridization between non-native winter moth, Operophtera brumata (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), and native Bruce spanworm, Operophtera bruceata, in the Northeastern United States, assessed with novel microsatellites and SNPs. Bulletin Of Entomological Research 2016, 107: 241-250. PMID: 27876095, DOI: 10.1017/s0007485316000857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsMicrosatellite lociBruce spanwormAsymmetric hybridizationWinter mothSpecies-diagnostic single nucleotide polymorphismsOperophtera brumataVariable microsatellite lociNon-native pestsTypes of markersBacterial symbiontsGenetic incompatibilitiesGenomic approachesLaboratory crossesNative speciesAsymmetrical hybridizationPopulation geneticsPutative hybridsHybrid backcrossesNovel microsatellitesForest treesOperophtera bruceataO. bruceataReciprocal crossesGenetic markers
2008
Polymorphic microsatellite markers for the tsetse fly Glossina fuscipes fuscipes (Diptera: Glossinidae), a vector of human African trypanosomiasis
BROWN J, KOMATSU K, ABILA P, ROBINSON A, OKEDI L, DYER N, DONNELLY M, SLOTMAN M, CACCONE A. Polymorphic microsatellite markers for the tsetse fly Glossina fuscipes fuscipes (Diptera: Glossinidae), a vector of human African trypanosomiasis. Molecular Ecology Resources 2008, 8: 1506-1508. PMID: 21586090, DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02328.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMicrosatellite lociImportant human disease vectorPopulation genetic studiesHuman disease vectorsAvailable microsatellite lociPolymorphic microsatellite markersLow heterozygosityHeterozygosity levelsMicrosatellite markersDisease vectorsGenetic markersGenetic studiesLociMajor vectorTsetse speciesFuscipesSpecies
2006
Genetic Divergence of Connecticut Melanoplus femurrubrum Populations
Lee J, Marshall J, Schmitz O, Caccone A. Genetic Divergence of Connecticut Melanoplus femurrubrum Populations. Journal Of Heredity 2006, 97: 290-293. PMID: 16598036, DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esj027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic diversityHigh mitochondrial diversityNuclear gene regionsAT-rich genesHigh sequence divergenceFixation index analysisMultiple genetic markersPhylogeographic patternsMitochondrial diversityMolecular varianceGenetic divergenceSequence divergenceEqual diversityGenetic variationLittle divergenceGene regionGenetic markersPopulation-level studiesITS1 geneGenesDiversityDivergenceSmall geographic areasND2Species
2005
Characterization of microsatellite loci for the Amazonian rummy‐nose tetra, Hemigrammus bleheri (Teleostei, Characidae)
BEHEREGARAY L, CHAE J, CHAO N, CACCONE A. Characterization of microsatellite loci for the Amazonian rummy‐nose tetra, Hemigrammus bleheri (Teleostei, Characidae). Molecular Ecology Resources 2005, 5: 536-537. DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2005.00985.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRummy-nose tetraHemigrammus bleheriVariable genetic markersMicrosatellite DNA lociNumber of allelesMiddle Rio NegroDNA lociMicrosatellite lociPopulation historyConservation unitsForest streamsGenetic markersSmall fishCentral AmazoniaFishery resourcesLociRiverine peopleFishRio NegroHeterozygositySpeciesAllelesAmazoniaAquariaImportant tool