2017
Genomic insights into the ancient spread of Lyme disease across North America
Walter KS, Carpi G, Caccone A, Diuk-Wasser MA. Genomic insights into the ancient spread of Lyme disease across North America. Nature Ecology & Evolution 2017, 1: 1569-1576. PMID: 29185509, PMCID: PMC6431794, DOI: 10.1038/s41559-017-0282-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHistory of spreadEvolutionary historyNorth AmericaLyme disease epidemicLast Glacial MaximumAncient spreadLyme disease bacteriaComplex evolutionary historyPast centuryGlacial MaximumHistoryGenomic insightsEvolutionary changeAmericaUndocumented levelB. burgdorferi s.Large collectionSensu strictoBurgdorferi s.Vector-borne diseasesSouthern CanadaLand use changeBorrelia burgdorferi sensu strictoCenturyDisease bacteria
2016
Ecological and evolutionary influences on body size and shape in the Galápagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus)
Chiari Y, Glaberman S, Tarroso P, Caccone A, Claude J. Ecological and evolutionary influences on body size and shape in the Galápagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). Oecologia 2016, 181: 885-894. PMID: 27041683, DOI: 10.1007/s00442-016-3618-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGalápagos marine iguanasMarine iguanasEvolutionary historyBody sizeGenetic adaptationBody size variationSexual dimorphismHigh morphological diversityStrong sexual dimorphismContribution of plasticityShape variationPhylogeographic patternsMultiple colonizationsEndemic speciesLocal adaptationEvolutionary changeMorphological diversityEvolutionary influencesDistribution rangeOceanic islandsSource populationIguanasEnvironmental conditionsSize variationMorphological measurements
1990
Extreme rates and heterogeneity in insect DNA evolution
Caccone A, Powell J. Extreme rates and heterogeneity in insect DNA evolution. Journal Of Molecular Evolution 1990, 30: 273-280. PMID: 2109089, DOI: 10.1007/bf02099997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-copy DNA divergenceDNA-DNA hybridization studiesSingle-copy DNAInsect genomesGenome evolutionDNA divergenceNuclear genomeDNA evolutionEvolutionary changeChromosomal similaritiesInterspecific hybridsMost vertebratesMorphological similarityGenomeIntronsHybridization studiesInsectsMammalsBirdsDNAExtreme variationVertebratesTaxaExonsSimilarity
1988
Rates and patterns of scnDNA and mtDNA divergence within the Drosophila melanogaster subgroup.
Caccone A, Amato G, Powell J. Rates and patterns of scnDNA and mtDNA divergence within the Drosophila melanogaster subgroup. Genetics 1988, 118: 671-683. PMID: 2896615, PMCID: PMC1203322, DOI: 10.1093/genetics/118.4.671.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrosophila melanogaster subgroupDNA-DNA hybridizationMelanogaster subgroupSingle-copy nuclear DNARestriction site variationHomosequential speciesMtDNA divergenceChromosomal evolutionDNA divergenceDrosophila genomeIsland speciesD. takahashiiMonophyletic groupChromosomal dataTypes of DNAEvolutionary changeMitochondrial DNANuclear DNANucleotide substitutionsSite variationSpeciesDNADivergenceDistinct classesHybridization