2004
Giant tortoises are not so slow: Rapid diversification and biogeographic consensus in the Galápagos
Beheregaray L, Gibbs J, Havill N, Fritts T, Powell J, Caccone A. Giant tortoises are not so slow: Rapid diversification and biogeographic consensus in the Galápagos. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 6514-6519. PMID: 15084743, PMCID: PMC404076, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0400393101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGiant Galápagos tortoisesGalápagos tortoisesGreat natural laboratoryGenetic variationDivergent monophyletic cladesHistory of diversificationIsolated oceanic archipelagoPatterns of colonizationBiogeographic predictionsEvolutionary diversificationGene flowEndemic haplotypesExtant populationsLimited dispersalOceanic archipelagosBiogeographic patternsEvolutionary eventsBiological diversificationMonophyletic cladeMtDNA sequencesRapid diversificationGenetic interchangeRange expansionOlder islandsGiant tortoises
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
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
1976
GENETICS OF NATURAL POPULATIONS. XLIII. FURTHER STUDIES ON RATES OF DISPERSAL OF DROSOPHILA PSEUDOOBSCURA AND ITS RELATIVES
Powell J, Dobzhansky T, Hook J, Wistrand H. GENETICS OF NATURAL POPULATIONS. XLIII. FURTHER STUDIES ON RATES OF DISPERSAL OF DROSOPHILA PSEUDOOBSCURA AND ITS RELATIVES. Genetics 1976, 82: 493-506. PMID: 1269906, PMCID: PMC1213470, DOI: 10.1093/genetics/82.3.493.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrosophila pseudoobscuraRate of dispersalD. persimilisD. mirandaGene flowDispersal capacityNatural populationsD. aztecaDispersal ratesRelease pointPseudoobscuraSpeciesFluorescent dustLocal populationBaitGenetic implicationsDispersalPersimilisGeneticsFliesMirandaAztecaRecapturePopulationPopulation sample