Complex interplay of evolutionary forces shaping population genomic structure of invasive Aedes albopictus in southern Europe
Pichler V, Kotsakiozi P, Caputo B, Serini P, Caccone A, della Torre A. Complex interplay of evolutionary forces shaping population genomic structure of invasive Aedes albopictus in southern Europe. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2019, 13: e0007554. PMID: 31437154, PMCID: PMC6705758, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDouble digest Restriction-site Associated DNAHistorical contextMultiple independent invasionsSouth East AsiaRestriction-site Associated DNAPopulation genomic structureInvasive Aedes albopictusInvasion historyWorldwide expansionSouthern EuropeFirst countryHistoryAnimal invasionsItalyEuropeAlbaniaSuccessful historyRecent invasionMigration patternsHuman arbovirusesComplex interplayMultiple geographic locationsIndependent invasionsColonistsInvasive rangeThe 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