2019
Patterns, Mechanisms and Genetics of Speciation in Reptiles and Amphibians
Valero K, Marshall J, Bastiaans E, Caccone A, Camargo A, Morando M, Niemiller M, Pabijan M, Russello M, Sinervo B, Werneck F, Sites J, , Wiens J, Steinfartz S. Patterns, Mechanisms and Genetics of Speciation in Reptiles and Amphibians. Genes 2019, 10: 646. PMID: 31455040, PMCID: PMC6769790, DOI: 10.3390/genes10090646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEcological speciationSpeciation researchIntegrative taxonomyGenetics of speciationProcess of speciationSouth American lizardsSpeciation ratesPhenotypic evolutionEvolutionary forcesClimatic nicheEuropean salamandersPhenotypic traitsGenetic mechanismsEcological aspectsBiogeographyReptilesSpeciationAmphibiansCase studyGenomicsLizardsGeneticsTaxonomyFinal case studySalamanders
2013
Glossina fuscipes populations provide insights for human African trypanosomiasis transmission in Uganda
Aksoy S, Caccone A, Galvani AP, Okedi LM. Glossina fuscipes populations provide insights for human African trypanosomiasis transmission in Uganda. Trends In Parasitology 2013, 29: 394-406. PMID: 23845311, PMCID: PMC3772539, DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2013.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiodiversityDNA, MitochondrialFemaleGene FlowGenetics, PopulationHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansInsect VectorsMaleMicrobiotaMicrosatellite RepeatsPest Control, BiologicalSymbiosisTrypanosoma brucei gambienseTrypanosoma brucei rhodesienseTrypanosomiasis, AfricanTsetse FliesUgandaConceptsOccurrence of polyandryGene flowPopulation geneticsPopulation structureGenetic applicationsHuman African trypanosomiasisMajor vectorMicrobiome compositionTsetse control programsTrypanosomiasis transmissionRecent spreadPotential rolePresent knowledgeGlossinaAfrican trypanosomiasisPolyandryHuman African trypanosomiasis transmissionInfection outcomesGeneticsFuscipesDiversityPopulation
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