2018
Cryptic east-west divergence and molecular diagnostics for two species of silver flies (Diptera: Chamaemyiidae: Leucopis) from North America being evaluated for biological control of hemlock woolly adelgid
Havill N, Gaimari S, Caccone A. Cryptic east-west divergence and molecular diagnostics for two species of silver flies (Diptera: Chamaemyiidae: Leucopis) from North America being evaluated for biological control of hemlock woolly adelgid. Biological Control 2018, 121: 23-29. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2018.02.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEastern North AmericaNorth AmericaPacific NorthwestBiological controlHemlock Woolly AdelgidEast-west divergenceMitochondrial COI geneBiological control agentsEastern United StatesDNA sequence dataLeucopis argenticollisPrey associationsWoolly AdelgidAdelgid speciesAdelgidWestern lineageGenetic diversityNuclear genesCOI geneHemlockDistinct lineagesControl agentsBeneficial genotypesSequence dataWestern hemlock
2013
HUMAN IMPACTS HAVE SHAPED HISTORICAL AND RECENT EVOLUTION IN AEDES AEGYPTI, THE DENGUE AND YELLOW FEVER MOSQUITO
Brown JE, Evans BR, Zheng W, Obas V, Barrera‐Martinez L, Egizi A, Zhao H, Caccone A, Powell JR. HUMAN IMPACTS HAVE SHAPED HISTORICAL AND RECENT EVOLUTION IN AEDES AEGYPTI, THE DENGUE AND YELLOW FEVER MOSQUITO. Evolution 2013, 68: 514-525. PMID: 24111703, PMCID: PMC3946797, DOI: 10.1111/evo.12281.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYellow fever mosquitoSingle nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markersHuman trade routesPatterns of domesticationArthropod disease vectorsDomestic formsNuclear genesEcological overlapEvolutionary historyDomestic AePolymorphism markersNovel nichesDNA sequencesGenetic dataEvolutionary processesDisease vectorsGenetic studiesSuch speciesLater invasionDNA sequencingNew WorldSpeciesAnthropogenic impactsHuman impactAnthropogenic forces
2006
Molecular phylogeny and historical biogeography of the land snail genus Solatopupa (Pulmonata) in the peri-Tyrrhenian area
Ketmaier V, Giusti F, Caccone A. Molecular phylogeny and historical biogeography of the land snail genus Solatopupa (Pulmonata) in the peri-Tyrrhenian area. Molecular Phylogenetics And Evolution 2006, 39: 439-451. PMID: 16442313, DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2005.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMolecular clock estimatesClock estimatesPeri-Tyrrhenian areaSardinia-Corsica microplateMain cladogenetic eventsNuclear genesVicariant processesCladogenetic eventsHistorical biogeographyMolecular phylogenyPhylogenetic resultsPhylogenetic relationshipsEvolutionary historyPhylogenetic hypothesisSister taxaInsular rangeGenetic relationshipsCalcareous substratesCorsica-Sardinia microplateMiddle–late PlioceneGenusSpeciesItalian peninsulaMiddle MioceneElba Island
2005
Short report: Phylogenetic relationships of the anthropophilic Plasmodium falciparum malaria vectors in Africa.
Marshall J, Powell J, Caccone A. Short report: Phylogenetic relationships of the anthropophilic Plasmodium falciparum malaria vectors in Africa. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2005, 73: 749-52. PMID: 16222020, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.73.749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNumber of speciesMalaria vectorsAfrican mosquito vectorsMosquito vectorsNuclear genesParaphyletic relationshipSubgenus CelliaPhylogenetic relationshipsPhylogenetic analysisAdditional speciesStatistical supportSpeciesPlasmodium falciparumP. falciparumCausative agentCelliaFalciparumGenesHistorical associationVectorBayesian methods
1992
Evolutionary divergence in Dolichopoda cave crickets: A comparison of single copy DNA hybridization data with allozymes and morphometric distances
Allegrucci G, Caccone A, Cesaroni D, Sbordoni V. Evolutionary divergence in Dolichopoda cave crickets: A comparison of single copy DNA hybridization data with allozymes and morphometric distances. Journal Of Evolutionary Biology 1992, 5: 121-148. DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.1992.5010121.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDolichopoda cave cricketsNuclear genesGenetic divergenceCave cricketsOverall genetic divergenceDNA hybridization dataDNA-DNA hybridizationDolichopoda speciesMorphological divergenceEvolutionary divergenceAllozyme frequenciesMolecular clockEvolutionary factorsMolecular dataMorphological charactersHybridization dataMorphological differentiationMorphometric distancesAllozymesDivergenceMolecular changesAppendage morphologyGenesDNA hybridizationEstimates of time