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
2001
MOLECULAR BIOGEOGRAPHY OF CAVE LIFE: A STUDY USING MITOCHONDRIAL DNA FROM BATHYSCIINE BEETLES
Caccone A, Sbordon V. MOLECULAR BIOGEOGRAPHY OF CAVE LIFE: A STUDY USING MITOCHONDRIAL DNA FROM BATHYSCIINE BEETLES. Evolution 2001, 55: 122-130. PMID: 11263733, DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2001.tb01278.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCave lifeCytochrome oxidase I regionLoss of traitsSimilar disjunct distributionsDistinct species assemblagesCave-dwelling beetlesCave adaptationMolecular biogeographyPhylogenetic relationshipsDisjunct distributionSister taxaSpecies assemblagesMitochondrial DNAEvolutionary acquisitionDNA sequencesFirst such estimatesCommon descentSpeciesBeetlesAssemblagesI regionSimilar morphologyGeological historyBiogeographyInsects