2005
FEMALE STERILITY IN HYBRIDS BETWEEN ANOPHELES GAMBIAE AND A. ARABIENSIS, AND THE CAUSES OF HALDANE'S RULE
Slotman M, della Torre A, Powell J. FEMALE STERILITY IN HYBRIDS BETWEEN ANOPHELES GAMBIAE AND A. ARABIENSIS, AND THE CAUSES OF HALDANE'S RULE. Evolution 2005, 59: 1016-1026. DOI: 10.1554/04-640.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHybrid female sterilityHybrid sterility QTLFemale sterilityX chromosomeHaldane's ruleSterility factorsA. arabiensisQuantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping analysisLack of introgressionF1 female hybridsAutosomal factorsInterspecific interactionsFemale hybridsBackcross femalesSingle taxonGenetic basisChromosomal regionsAnopheles gambiaeA. gambiaeChromosomesSterilityGambiaeQTLMapping analysisArabiensis
1997
Selective Introgression of Paracentric Inversions Between Two Sibling Species of the Anopheles gambiae Complex
della Torre A, Merzagora L, Powell J, Coluzzi M. Selective Introgression of Paracentric Inversions Between Two Sibling Species of the Anopheles gambiae Complex. Genetics 1997, 146: 239-244. PMID: 9136013, PMCID: PMC1207938, DOI: 10.1093/genetics/146.1.239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnopheles gambiae complexSecond chromosomeChromosomal inversionsGambiae complexSecond chromosome inversionsExcess of heterozygotesSelective introgressionIntrogressive hybridizationSpeciation processChromosome inversionsHybrid populationsX chromosomeA. gambiaeParacentric inversionA. arabiensisChromosomesImportant vectorMajor vectorBehavioral flexibilitySpeciesWorld-wide casesIntrogressionGambiaeComplexes
1996
Evolution of the mitochondrial DNA control region in the Anopheles gambiae complex
Caccone A, Garcia B, Powell J. Evolution of the mitochondrial DNA control region in the Anopheles gambiae complex. Insect Molecular Biology 1996, 5: 51-59. PMID: 8630535, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.1996.tb00040.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnopheles gambiae complexChromosomal inversionsControl regionAT-rich control regionMtDNA protein-coding genesMitochondrial DNA control regionA. gambiaeGambiae complexMtDNA gene flowA. arabiensisProtein-coding genesDNA control regionAT-rich regionGene flowMolecular treesEvolutionary positionPhylogenetic positionMitochondrial DNAA. melasSpeciesThird positionGambiaeArabiensisIntra-individual variationTrees