2012
Genetic isolation within the malaria mosquito Anopheles melas
Deitz K, Athrey G, Reddy M, Overgaard H, Matias A, Jawara M, della Torre A, Petrarca V, Pinto J, Kiszewski A, Kengne P, Costantini C, Caccone A, Slotman M. Genetic isolation within the malaria mosquito Anopheles melas. Molecular Ecology 2012, 21: 4498-4513. PMID: 22882458, PMCID: PMC4067978, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294x.2012.05724.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicrosatellite dataIsland populationsGambiae complexMaximum likelihood phylogenetic analysisBp of mtDNALevel of divergenceLast glaciation periodA. gambiae complexMalaria vectorsSalt marsh grassAnopheles gambiae complexAnopheles melasMajor malaria vectorApproximate Bayesian analysisMtDNA divergenceGenetic differentiationGenetic divergenceGenetic isolationMainland populationsPhylogenetic analysisPopulation structureMicrosatellite markersLarval habitatsA. gambiaeGlaciation period
2010
Phylogeography and Population Structure of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes in Uganda: Implications for Control of Tsetse
Beadell JS, Hyseni C, Abila PP, Azabo R, Enyaru JC, Ouma JO, Mohammed YO, Okedi LM, Aksoy S, Caccone A. Phylogeography and Population Structure of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes in Uganda: Implications for Control of Tsetse. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2010, 4: e636. PMID: 20300518, PMCID: PMC2838784, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000636.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene flowPopulation structureLarge-scale genetic structureDivergent mitochondrial lineagesCurrent gene flowScale genetic structureBayesian assignment testsLittle gene flowHistorical colonization eventsZone of contactSouthern lineagesMitochondrial lineagesAssignment testsGenetic structureArea-wide controlMainland populationsColonization eventsMicrosatellite dataPopulation geneticsPhylogeographic analysisRiverine speciesIsland populationsAppropriate geographical scaleGenetic analysisMicrosatellite structure