2016
Extensive genetic variation in Aedes aegypti and its implications for understanding and controlling dengue, chikungunya, and Zika
Powell J. Extensive genetic variation in Aedes aegypti and its implications for understanding and controlling dengue, chikungunya, and Zika. 2016 DOI: 10.1603/ice.2016.105089.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Polymorphic microsatellite markers for studies of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae), the vector of dengue and yellow fever
SLOTMAN M, KELLY N, HARRINGTON L, KITTHAWEE S, JONES J, SCOTT T, CACCONE A, POWELL J. Polymorphic microsatellite markers for studies of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae), the vector of dengue and yellow fever. Molecular Ecology Resources 2006, 7: 168-171. DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2006.01533.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMicrosatellite lociA. aegypti genomePopulation genetic studiesPolymorphic microsatellite lociField-collected specimensPolymorphic microsatellite markersAedes aegyptiAegypti genomePopulation structureGenetic variationVariable markersImportant speciesMicrosatellite markersGenetic studiesLaboratory coloniesLociVector of dengueAllelesAegyptiGenomeMarkersGeneticsSpeciesDengue vectorsYellow fever
1985
Oral infection of Aedes aegypti with yellow fever virus: geographic variation and genetic considerations.
Tabachnick W, Wallis G, Miller B, Powell J, Lorenz L, Aitken T, Beaty B, Amato G. Oral infection of Aedes aegypti with yellow fever virus: geographic variation and genetic considerations. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1985, 34: 1219-24. PMID: 3834804, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1985.34.1219.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1984
Genetic heterogeneity among Caribbean populations of Aedes aegypti.
Wallis G, Tabachnick W, Powell J. Genetic heterogeneity among Caribbean populations of Aedes aegypti. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1984, 33: 492-8. PMID: 6731681, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1984.33.492.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1983
Macrogeographic genetic variation in a human commensal: Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito
Wallis G, Tabachnick W, Powell J. Macrogeographic genetic variation in a human commensal: Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito. Genetics Research 1983, 41: 241-258. PMID: 6884770, DOI: 10.1017/s0016672300021315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic variationGenetic population structureDistinct gene poolsGenetic distance dataAedes aegyptiGenetic distance valuesNew World populationsYellow fever mosquitoEnzyme lociGene poolUPGMA treePopulation structureHuman commensalMajor clustersSouth-eastern U.S.A. aegyptiEast AfricaAegyptiAegypti aegyptiAegypti formosusEpidemiological implicationsDistance valuesDistance dataLociPopulation
1980
Genetics and the Origin of a Vector Population: Aedes aegypti, a Case Study
Powell J, Tabachnick W, Arnold J. Genetics and the Origin of a Vector Population: Aedes aegypti, a Case Study. Science 1980, 208: 1385-1387. PMID: 7375945, DOI: 10.1126/science.7375945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme-coding genesMosquito Aedes aegyptiAedes aegyptiPopulation geneticsGenetic differencesVector populationsWorldwide distributionVector-borne diseasesGeneticsAegyptiSubspeciesGeographic regionsGenesPopulationSuch studiesMultivariate discriminant analysisOriginPopulation sampleGeneral applicability
1978
Genetic structure of the East African domestic populations of Aedes aegypti
TABACHNICK W, POWELL J. Genetic structure of the East African domestic populations of Aedes aegypti. Nature 1978, 272: 535-537. PMID: 692658, DOI: 10.1038/272535a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation genetic analysesDomestic populationsSignificant genetic differencesA. aegyptiYellow fever mosquitoAedes aegyptiGenetic substructuringGenetic structurePanmictic unitFeral formsPopulation breedsGenetic analysisTropical forestsDisturbed areasBehavioral variationGenetic differencesCoconut palmsDark formGene frequenciesMosquito populationsDomestic formsAegyptiComplex speciesClose proximitySpecies