2018
Urban rat races: spatial population genomics of brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) compared across multiple cities
Combs M, Byers K, Ghersi B, Blum M, Caccone A, Costa F, Himsworth C, Richardson J, Munshi-South J. Urban rat races: spatial population genomics of brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) compared across multiple cities. Proceedings Of The Royal Society B 2018, 285: 20180245. PMID: 29875297, PMCID: PMC6015871, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2018.0245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene flowGenome-wide single nucleotide polymorphismsSpatial population genomicsGenome-wide diversityShortest distance classesGenerality of predictionsPopulation genomicsGenetic discontinuityLimited dispersalNeutral evolutionSingle nucleotide polymorphismsMultiple speciesPest managementSame speciesBrown ratsDifferent biomesDistance classesNucleotide polymorphismsAnimal movementSpeciesGenomicsMajor waterwaysCoancestryClustering analysisDispersal
2013
Genetically Distinct Glossina fuscipes fuscipes Populations in the Lake Kyoga Region of Uganda and Its Relevance for Human African Trypanosomiasis
Echodu R, Sistrom M, Hyseni C, Enyaru J, Okedi L, Aksoy S, Caccone A. Genetically Distinct Glossina fuscipes fuscipes Populations in the Lake Kyoga Region of Uganda and Its Relevance for Human African Trypanosomiasis. BioMed Research International 2013, 2013: 614721. PMID: 24199195, PMCID: PMC3807537, DOI: 10.1155/2013/614721.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSex-biased dispersalMicrosatellite DNA dataLack of admixtureAgents of humanVicariant barrierGenetic differentiationSouthern populationsDNA dataTrypanosoma bruceiCompetitive exclusionMain vector speciesSole vectorsContact zonePopulation clustersVector speciesEnvironmental conditionsTsetse fliesDistinct groupsAnimal trypanosomiasisHuman African trypanosomiasisGlossinaAfrican trypanosomiasisIntrogressionSympatryDispersal
2011
Genetic diversity and population structure of Glossina pallidipes in Uganda and western Kenya
Ouma JO, Beadell JS, Hyseni C, Okedi LM, Krafsur ES, Aksoy S, Caccone A. Genetic diversity and population structure of Glossina pallidipes in Uganda and western Kenya. Parasites & Vectors 2011, 4: 122. PMID: 21711519, PMCID: PMC3146932, DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-4-122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSex-biased dispersalGenetic diversityPopulation structureSource populationModern gene flowHigh genetic diversityMean genetic distanceAnalysis of mtDNAGene flowNuclear markersBayesian assignmentRelict populationsMtDNA haplotypesGenetic distanceMicrosatellite genotypesG. pallidipesGenetic variationPairwise relatednessMicrosatellite allelesMicrosatellite analysisDispersalSoutheastern UgandaFall populationPopulation comparisonsEffective control efforts
1985
GENE FLOW IN CAVE ARTHROPODS: A QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE APPROACH
Caccone A. GENE FLOW IN CAVE ARTHROPODS: A QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE APPROACH. Evolution 1985, 39: 1223-1235. PMID: 28564266, DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1985.tb05688.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGene flow levelsGene flowCave arthropodsSlatkin's methodEcological requirementsLow gene flow valueGene flow patternsAverage gene flowGene flow valuePopulation structure analysisDispersal abilityGene exchangeCave organismsCave speciesGeographic distanceArthropodsSpeciesVegetation profileSouth-central KentuckySubterraneusHistorical patternsTroglophilesTrogloxenesTroglobitesDispersal