2006
An analysis of species boundaries and biogeographic patterns in a cryptic species complex: The rotifer—Brachionus plicatilis
Suatoni E, Vicario S, Rice S, Snell T, Caccone A. An analysis of species boundaries and biogeographic patterns in a cryptic species complex: The rotifer—Brachionus plicatilis. Molecular Phylogenetics And Evolution 2006, 41: 86-98. PMID: 16815046, DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.04.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBayes TheoremDNA, Ribosomal SpacerElectron Transport Complex IVFemaleGeographyMaleMolecular Sequence DataPhylogenyReproduction, AsexualRotiferaSexual Behavior, AnimalZygoteConceptsCryptic species complexSpecies conceptSpecies boundariesCryptic complexesSpecies complexRotifer Brachionus plicatilisGenealogical species conceptMolecular sequence divergenceBiological species conceptEvidence of isolationMultiple species conceptsDifferent species conceptsLarge geographic scalesReproductive isolationMolecular phylogeneticsSpecies hypothesesBiogeographic patternsPhylogenetic dataSequence divergencePassive dispersalLarge vertebratesMarine invertebratesPhylogenetic studiesReproductive successCosmopolitan speciesMolecular phylogeny and historical biogeography of the land snail genus Solatopupa (Pulmonata) in the peri-Tyrrhenian area
Ketmaier V, Giusti F, Caccone A. Molecular phylogeny and historical biogeography of the land snail genus Solatopupa (Pulmonata) in the peri-Tyrrhenian area. Molecular Phylogenetics And Evolution 2006, 39: 439-451. PMID: 16442313, DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2005.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMolecular clock estimatesClock estimatesPeri-Tyrrhenian areaSardinia-Corsica microplateMain cladogenetic eventsNuclear genesVicariant processesCladogenetic eventsHistorical biogeographyMolecular phylogenyPhylogenetic resultsPhylogenetic relationshipsEvolutionary historyPhylogenetic hypothesisSister taxaInsular rangeGenetic relationshipsCalcareous substratesCorsica-Sardinia microplateMiddle–late PlioceneGenusSpeciesItalian peninsulaMiddle MioceneElba Island
2005
Short report: Phylogenetic relationships of the anthropophilic Plasmodium falciparum malaria vectors in Africa.
Marshall J, Powell J, Caccone A. Short report: Phylogenetic relationships of the anthropophilic Plasmodium falciparum malaria vectors in Africa. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2005, 73: 749-52. PMID: 16222020, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.73.749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNumber of speciesMalaria vectorsAfrican mosquito vectorsMosquito vectorsNuclear genesParaphyletic relationshipSubgenus CelliaPhylogenetic relationshipsPhylogenetic analysisAdditional speciesStatistical supportSpeciesPlasmodium falciparumP. falciparumCausative agentCelliaFalciparumGenesHistorical associationVectorBayesian methods
2003
Phylogeography and molecular rates of subterranean aquatic Stenasellid Isopods with a peri‐Tyrrhenian distribution
Ketmaier V, Argano R, Caccone A. Phylogeography and molecular rates of subterranean aquatic Stenasellid Isopods with a peri‐Tyrrhenian distribution. Molecular Ecology 2003, 12: 547-555. PMID: 12535105, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294x.2003.01734.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCrustaceaElectron Transport Complex IVEvolution, MolecularGenetic VariationIsoenzymesIsopodaItalyMediterranean RegionPhylogenyConceptsMtDNA cytochrome oxidase IInteresting disjunct distributionCytochrome oxidase ICombination of vicarianceSardinia-Corsica microplateThird codon positionMultiple phylogenetic analysesPresent distribution patternAllozyme dataCOI fragmentOxidase ISubterranean isopodDispersal capacityDispersal eventsDisjunct distributionRelated taxaPhylogenetic analysisMolecular dataMolecular ratesCodon positionsPeri-Tyrrhenian areaDistant groupsMultiple populationsIsopodsCrustaceans
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiological EvolutionColeopteraDNA, MitochondrialElectron Transport Complex IVEnvironmentGeographyPhylogenyConceptsCave 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