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
1995
Drosophila Molecular Phylogenies and Their Uses
Powell J, DeSalle R. Drosophila Molecular Phylogenies and Their Uses. Evolutionary Biology 1995, 87-138. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-1847-1_3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMillions of speciesEvolutionary geneticsMolecular phylogenyDrosophila embryosResearch organismsGenome mappingExperimental organismsDrosophilaGenetic principlesMolecular biologySingle organismOrganismsBiological thinkingGeneticsBiologyDevelopmental studiesExtant todayCentral rolePhylogenyMajor roleBiologistsEmbryosSpeciesPlantsMajor advances
1994
Molecular techniques in population genetics: A brief history
Powell J. Molecular techniques in population genetics: A brief history. EXS 1994, 69: 131-156. PMID: 7994104, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-0348-7527-1_8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1983
Drosophila in Its Ecosystem: Ecological Genetics and Evolution. The Cactus-Yeast-Drosophila Model System. Proceedings of a workshop, Oracle, Ariz., Jan. 1982. J. S. F. Barker and W. T. Starmer, Eds. Academic Press, New York, 1982. xiv, 362 pp., illus. $38.
Powell J. Drosophila in Its Ecosystem: Ecological Genetics and Evolution. The Cactus-Yeast-Drosophila Model System. Proceedings of a workshop, Oracle, Ariz., Jan. 1982. J. S. F. Barker and W. T. Starmer, Eds. Academic Press, New York, 1982. xiv, 362 pp., illus. $38. Science 1983, 221: 1367-1367. DOI: 10.1126/science.221.4618.1367.a.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1980
Population Genetics of Mexican Drosophila. V. A High Rate of Multiple Insemination in a Natural Population of Drosophila pseudoobscura
Levine L, Asmussen M, Olvera O, Powell J, de la Rosa M, Salceda V, Gaso M, Guzman J, Anderson W. Population Genetics of Mexican Drosophila. V. A High Rate of Multiple Insemination in a Natural Population of Drosophila pseudoobscura. The American Naturalist 1980, 116: 493-503. DOI: 10.1086/283644.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenetics and the Origin of a Vector Population: Aedes aegypti, a Case Study
Powell J, Tabachnick W, Arnold J. Genetics and the Origin of a Vector Population: Aedes aegypti, a Case Study. Science 1980, 208: 1385-1387. PMID: 7375945, DOI: 10.1126/science.7375945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme-coding genesMosquito Aedes aegyptiAedes aegyptiPopulation geneticsGenetic differencesVector populationsWorldwide distributionVector-borne diseasesGeneticsAegyptiSubspeciesGeographic regionsGenesPopulationSuch studiesMultivariate discriminant analysisOriginPopulation sampleGeneral applicability
1979
POPULATION GENETICS OF DROSOPHILA AMYLASE. I. GENETIC CONTROL OF TISSUE-SPECIFIC EXPRESSION IN D. PSEUDOOBSCURA
Powell J, Lichtenfels J. POPULATION GENETICS OF DROSOPHILA AMYLASE. I. GENETIC CONTROL OF TISSUE-SPECIFIC EXPRESSION IN D. PSEUDOOBSCURA. Genetics 1979, 92: 603-612. PMID: 488706, PMCID: PMC1213979, DOI: 10.1093/genetics/92.2.603.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue-specific expressionAdult midgutThird chromosomeGenetic controlThird-chromosome inversionsDrosophila amylaseD. pseudoobscuraDrosophila pseudoobscuraD. melanogasterChromosome inversionsPopulation geneticsRegulatory genesSingle locusGenetic elementsAmy expressionGenesPseudoobscuraPartial linkageChromosomesMidgutExpressionEnzymeMelanogasterLociGeneticsPopulation Genetics of Mexican Drosophila VI. Cytogenetic Aspects of the Inversion Polymorphism in Drosophila pseudoobscura
Olvera O, Powell J, Rosa M, Salceda V, Gaso M, Guzman J, Anderson W, Levine L. Population Genetics of Mexican Drosophila VI. Cytogenetic Aspects of the Inversion Polymorphism in Drosophila pseudoobscura. Evolution 1979, 33: 381. DOI: 10.2307/2407628.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1976
GENETICS OF NATURAL POPULATIONS. XLIII. FURTHER STUDIES ON RATES OF DISPERSAL OF DROSOPHILA PSEUDOOBSCURA AND ITS RELATIVES
Powell J, Dobzhansky T, Hook J, Wistrand H. GENETICS OF NATURAL POPULATIONS. XLIII. FURTHER STUDIES ON RATES OF DISPERSAL OF DROSOPHILA PSEUDOOBSCURA AND ITS RELATIVES. Genetics 1976, 82: 493-506. PMID: 1269906, PMCID: PMC1213470, DOI: 10.1093/genetics/82.3.493.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrosophila pseudoobscuraRate of dispersalD. persimilisD. mirandaGene flowDispersal capacityNatural populationsD. aztecaDispersal ratesRelease pointPseudoobscuraSpeciesFluorescent dustLocal populationBaitGenetic implicationsDispersalPersimilisGeneticsFliesMirandaAztecaRecapturePopulationPopulation sample
1975
Population Genetics of Mexican Drosophila: I. Chromosomal variation in natural populations of Drosophila pseudoobscura from Central Mexico
DOBZHANSKY T, FELIX R, GUZMÁN J, LEVINE L, OLVERA O, POWELL J, DE LA ROSA M, SALCEDA V. Population Genetics of Mexican Drosophila: I. Chromosomal variation in natural populations of Drosophila pseudoobscura from Central Mexico. Journal Of Heredity 1975, 66: 203-206. PMID: 1165399, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a108613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrosophila pseudoobscura populationsCentral MexicoGene arrangementDrosophila pseudoobscuraThird chromosomeEvolutionary historyNatural populationsChromosomal variationPhylogenetic treePopulation geneticsSpecies areaSanta CruzPhyladSpeciesPseudoobscuraDrosophilaChromosomesGeneticsMexicoNorthern partPopulationCruzTrees