2016
Extensive genetic variation in Aedes aegypti and its implications for understanding and controlling dengue, chikungunya, and Zika
Powell J. Extensive genetic variation in Aedes aegypti and its implications for understanding and controlling dengue, chikungunya, and Zika. 2016 DOI: 10.1603/ice.2016.105089.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
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
1985
Oral infection of Aedes aegypti with yellow fever virus: geographic variation and genetic considerations.
Tabachnick W, Wallis G, Miller B, Powell J, Lorenz L, Aitken T, Beaty B, Amato G. Oral infection of Aedes aegypti with yellow fever virus: geographic variation and genetic considerations. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1985, 34: 1219-24. PMID: 3834804, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1985.34.1219.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
1983
Macrogeographic genetic variation in a human commensal: Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito
Wallis G, Tabachnick W, Powell J. Macrogeographic genetic variation in a human commensal: Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito. Genetics Research 1983, 41: 241-258. PMID: 6884770, DOI: 10.1017/s0016672300021315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic variationGenetic population structureDistinct gene poolsGenetic distance dataAedes aegyptiGenetic distance valuesNew World populationsYellow fever mosquitoEnzyme lociGene poolUPGMA treePopulation structureHuman commensalMajor clustersSouth-eastern U.S.A. aegyptiEast AfricaAegyptiAegypti aegyptiAegypti formosusEpidemiological implicationsDistance valuesDistance dataLociPopulation
1975
ISOZYMES AND NON-DARWINIAN EVOLUTION: A RE-EVALUATION
POWELL J. ISOZYMES AND NON-DARWINIAN EVOLUTION: A RE-EVALUATION. 1975, 9-26. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-472704-5.50008-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvolutionary changeGenetic variationIsozyme techniquesMost evolutionary changeSignificant genetic variationAmino acid sequenceNucleic acid hybridization studiesMolecular evolutionSelective constraintsEukaryote genomesNatural populationsNon-Darwinian evolutionRandom fixationNeutral mutationsAcid sequenceNucleotide levelHybridization studiesPredominant forceGenomeISOZYMESMutationsEvolutionSequenceVariationElectrophoresis
1972
Enzyme variability in the Drosophila willistoni Group. V. Genic variation in natural populations of Drosophila equinoxialis*
Ayala F, Powell J, Tracey M. Enzyme variability in the Drosophila willistoni Group. V. Genic variation in natural populations of Drosophila equinoxialis*. Genetics Research 1972, 20: 19-42. PMID: 5084410, DOI: 10.1017/s0016672300013562.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic variationD. equinoxialisNatural populationsAllelic variationDrosophila willistoni groupMdh-2 locusStarch gel electrophoresisGenic variationD. willistoniWillistoni groupNeotropical speciesNatural selectionGenetic variabilityEnzyme variabilityEst-3LociSpeciesGene frequenciesSame alleleCommon allelesAllelesAllelic frequenciesLocalitiesWillistoniGenes