2013
Geographic population structure of the African malaria vector Anopheles gambiae suggests a role for the forest‐savannah biome transition as a barrier to gene flow
J P, A E, JL V, B G, F S, M M, JD C, F S, N E, D W, MJ D, A C, A D. Geographic population structure of the African malaria vector Anopheles gambiae suggests a role for the forest‐savannah biome transition as a barrier to gene flow. Evolutionary Applications 2013, 6: 910-924. PMID: 24062800, PMCID: PMC3779092, DOI: 10.1111/eva.12075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGene flowPopulation structurePopulation substructureAfrican malaria vector Anopheles gambiaeMalaria vector Anopheles gambiaeGeographic population structureComplex population structureChromosomal arrangementsBiome transitionsGenetic clustersMicrosatellite lociAnopheles gambiae sensu strictoGambiae sensu strictoAnopheles gambiaeSensu strictoRainforest beltDistinct westAdditional populationsS formMolecular formsGambiaeBiomeLociSpeciesStricto
2008
High Levels of Hybridization between Molecular Forms of Anopheles gambiae from Guinea Bissau
Oliveira E, Salgueiro P, Palsson K, Vicente J, Arez A, Jaenson T, Caccone A, Pinto J. High Levels of Hybridization between Molecular Forms of Anopheles gambiae from Guinea Bissau. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2008, 45: 1057-1063. DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/45.6.1057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic differentiationIncipient speciationSignificant genetic differentiationSpecies distribution rangeLow recombination regionsDegree of isolationMalaria vector AnophelesSamples of AnChromosome 3Distribution rangeLocus mapsAnopheles gambiaeHigh differentiationS formChromosome XGiles sensu strictoForm compositionSensu strictoVector AnophelesGambiaeMolecular formsS hybridsMicrosatellitesDifferentiationRecombination regionHigh Levels of Hybridization between Molecular Forms of Anopheles gambiae from Guinea Bissau
Oliveira E, Salgueiro P, Palsson K, Vicente J, Arez A, Jaenson T, Caccone A, Pinto J. High Levels of Hybridization between Molecular Forms of Anopheles gambiae from Guinea Bissau. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2008, 51 DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2008)45[1057:hlohbm]2.0.co;2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenetic differentiationIncipient speciationSignificant genetic differentiationSpecies distribution rangeLow recombination regionsDegree of isolationMalaria vector AnophelesSamples of AnChromosome 3Distribution rangeLocus mapsAnopheles gambiaeHigh differentiationS formChromosome XGiles sensu strictoForm compositionSensu strictoVector AnophelesGambiaeMolecular formsS hybridsMicrosatellitesDifferentiationRecombination regionHigh levels of hybridization between molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae from Guinea Bissau.
Oliveira E, Salgueiro P, Palsson K, Vicente J, Arez A, Jaenson T, Caccone A, Pinto J. High levels of hybridization between molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae from Guinea Bissau. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2008, 45: 1057-63. PMID: 19058629, DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2008)45[1057:hlohbm]2.0.co;2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic differentiationIncipient speciationSignificant genetic differentiationSpecies distribution rangeLow recombination regionsDegree of isolationMalaria vector AnophelesSamples of AnChromosome 3Distribution rangeLocus mapsAnopheles gambiaeHigh differentiationS formChromosome XGiles sensu strictoForm compositionSensu strictoVector AnophelesGambiaeMolecular formsS hybridsMicrosatellitesDifferentiationRecombination regionHigh Levels of Hybridization between Molecular Forms of Anopheles gambiae from Guinea Bissau
Oliveira E, Salgueiro P, Palsson K, Vicente J, Arez A, Jaenson T, Caccone A, Pinto J. High Levels of Hybridization between Molecular Forms of Anopheles gambiae from Guinea Bissau. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2008, 45: 1057-1063. DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585%282008%2945%5b1057%3ahlohbm%5d2.0.co%3b2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenetic differentiationIncipient speciationSignificant genetic differentiationSpecies distribution rangeLow recombination regionsDegree of isolationMalaria vector AnophelesSamples of AnChromosome 3Distribution rangeLocus mapsAnopheles gambiaeHigh differentiationS formChromosome XGiles sensu strictoForm compositionSensu strictoVector AnophelesGambiaeMolecular formsS hybridsMicrosatellitesDifferentiationRecombination regionDistribution of knock-down resistance mutations in Anopheles gambiae molecular forms in west and west-central Africa
Santolamazza F, Calzetta M, Etang J, Barrese E, Dia I, Caccone A, Donnelly M, Petrarca V, Simard F, Pinto J, della Torre A. Distribution of knock-down resistance mutations in Anopheles gambiae molecular forms in west and west-central Africa. Malaria Journal 2008, 7: 74. PMID: 18445265, PMCID: PMC2405802, DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-74.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsL1014F alleleVoltage-gated sodium channel geneM-form populationsSodium channel geneResistance allele frequencyAnopheles gambiae sensu strictoPhenotypic effectsGambiae sensu strictoSelection pressureGambiae ML1014F mutationMolecular formsPosition 1014Channel genesL1014S mutationS formLigation assayL1014S alleleSensu strictoKdr genotypesVector speciesKdr alleleAllele-specific PCRPoint mutationsFormer mutation
2007
Development of a molecular assay to detect predation on Anopheles gambiae complex larval stages.
Schielke E, Costantini C, Carchini G, Sagnon N, Powell J, Caccone A. Development of a molecular assay to detect predation on Anopheles gambiae complex larval stages. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2007, 77: 464-6. PMID: 17827361, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2007.77.464.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdentification of speciesInvertebrate predatorsRestriction enzyme analysisMosquito DNAFamily LestidaeLarval stagesMolecular assaysAnopheles gambiae sensu lato mosquitoesDNA extractsEnzyme analysisPredationGambiae s.DNAPolymerase chain reaction assaysAssaysChain reaction assaysMolecular formsNotonectidaeLibellulidaePredatorsLestidaeSpeciesReaction assaysAnophelesAn
2004
Variation in an intron sequence of the voltage‐gated sodium channel gene correlates with genetic differentiation between Anopheles gambiae s.s. molecular forms
Gentile G, Santolamazza F, Fanello C, Petrarca V, Caccone A, Della Torre A. Variation in an intron sequence of the voltage‐gated sodium channel gene correlates with genetic differentiation between Anopheles gambiae s.s. molecular forms. Insect Molecular Biology 2004, 13: 371-377. PMID: 15271209, DOI: 10.1111/j.0962-1075.2004.00494.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVoltage-gated sodium channel geneSodium channel geneGenetic differentiationGenetic variationChannel genesPossible selective sweepMajor haplotypesSingle mutational stepAnopheles gambiae MRDNA sitesGene flowSelective sweepsMutational stepsTaxonomic statusIntron sequencesGambiae MMolecular formsIntron ISingle localityIntronic regionsAnopheles gambiae s.Additional haplotypesGambiae s.HaplotypesGenes
2002
Speciation Within Anopheles gambiae-- the Glass Is Half Full
della Torre A, Costantini C, Besansky N, Caccone A, Petrarca V, Powell J, Coluzzi M. Speciation Within Anopheles gambiae-- the Glass Is Half Full. Science 2002, 298: 115-117. PMID: 12364784, DOI: 10.1126/science.1078170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PhysiologicalAfrica South of the SaharaAllelesAnimalsAnophelesBiological EvolutionChromosome InversionChromosomesDNA, RibosomalEcosystemEnvironmentFeeding BehaviorGenetic VariationGenetics, PopulationGenomeHuman ActivitiesHumansInsect Bites and StingsInsect VectorsMalariaMicrosatellite RepeatsReproductionSequence Analysis, DNA