2002
Genetic Differentiation in the African Malaria Vector, Anopheles gambiae s.s., and the Problem of Taxonomic Status
Gentile G, della Torre A, Maegga B, Powell J, Caccone A. Genetic Differentiation in the African Malaria Vector, Anopheles gambiae s.s., and the Problem of Taxonomic Status. Genetics 2002, 161: 1561-1578. PMID: 12196401, PMCID: PMC1462204, DOI: 10.1093/genetics/161.4.1561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRDNA typesIntergenic spacerChromosomal formsNominal speciesSavanna chromosomal formsSingle panmictic unitSingle nominal speciesInsecticide resistance genesAreas of sympatryAnopheles gambiae complexDistinct sequencesGambiae s.African malaria vectorsA. gambiae s.Genetic differentiationITS allelesGenetic discontinuityGenetic isolationPanmictic unitTaxonomic statusChromosome armsGeographic rangeRDNA regionComplete linkage disequilibriumAutosomal inversions
1999
Population structure, speciation, and introgression in the Anopheles gambiae complex.
Powell JR, Petrarca V, della Torre A, Caccone A, Coluzzi M. Population structure, speciation, and introgression in the Anopheles gambiae complex. Parassitologia 1999, 41: 101-13. PMID: 10697841.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnopheles gambiae complexGambiae complexPopulation structureAdaptive genetic variationPresence of introgressionChromosome inversion polymorphismsDistribution of karyotypesMicro-geographic scaleGambiae s.Major environmental variablesDistinct genetic formsCryptic taxaPanmictic unitInversion polymorphismPhylogenetic dataChromosome inversionsLevels of aridityPhylogenetic studiesEvolutionary dynamicsGenetic variationWest African populationsImportant vectorKaryotype studiesMolecular studiesEnvironmental variables