2024
Inbreeding avoidance, competition and natal dispersal in a pair-living, genetically monogamous mammal, Azara’s owl monkey (Aotus azarae)
Corley M, de la Chica A, van der Heide G, Rotundo M, Caccone A, Fernandez-Duque E. Inbreeding avoidance, competition and natal dispersal in a pair-living, genetically monogamous mammal, Azara’s owl monkey (Aotus azarae). Royal Society Open Science 2024, 11: 240379. PMID: 39113772, PMCID: PMC11305132, DOI: 10.1098/rsos.240379.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAzara's owl monkeysNatal dispersalInbreeding avoidanceMating systemPair-livingPotential matesNatal groupMaintenance of social organizationTiming of natal dispersalLife history stagesPopulation structureGenetic dataMonogamous mammalsWild populationsParental careIndividual fitnessEcological factorsRegulating dispersalAotus azaraeDispersal patternsInbreedingStep-parentsAgonistic conflictsMatingMammals
2021
Four times out of Europe: Serial invasions of the winter moth, Operophtera brumata, to North America
Andersen J, Havill N, Caccone A, Elkinton J. Four times out of Europe: Serial invasions of the winter moth, Operophtera brumata, to North America. Molecular Ecology 2021, 30: 3439-3452. PMID: 34033202, DOI: 10.1111/mec.15983.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWinter mothNortheastern United StatesNorth AmericaInvasive winter mothNon-native speciesPopulation genetic dataAmount of diversityInvasion successSerial invasionInvaded regionsWidespread defoliationGenetic bottleneckBayesian assignmentOperophtera brumataMicrosatellite lociApproximate Bayesian computation methodsIndependent introductionsNorthern FennoscandiaCentral EuropeGenetic dataHybridization eventsBritish ColumbiaGeographic originNova ScotiaAmericaA machine learning approach to integrating genetic and ecological data in tsetse flies (Glossina pallidipes) for spatially explicit vector control planning
Bishop AP, Amatulli G, Hyseni C, Pless E, Bateta R, Okeyo WA, Mireji PO, Okoth S, Malele I, Murilla G, Aksoy S, Caccone A, Saarman NP. A machine learning approach to integrating genetic and ecological data in tsetse flies (Glossina pallidipes) for spatially explicit vector control planning. Evolutionary Applications 2021, 14: 1762-1777. PMID: 34295362, PMCID: PMC8288027, DOI: 10.1111/eva.13237.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenetic dataVectors of humanLake Victoria basinAnimal African trypanosomiasisGenetic connectivityVector-borne disease transmissionFuture monitoring effortsMicrosatellite lociHabitat useImportant environmental predictorsHabitat suitabilityFuture climatic changesDispersal patternsVictoria basinEcological dataEnvironmental predictorsVector systemTsetse fliesTsetse speciesClimatic shiftsFliesClimatic changesSampling sitesMonitoring effortsVector control
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 forcesUrban population genetics of slum‐dwelling rats (Rattus norvegicus) in Salvador, Brazil
Kajdacsi B, Costa F, Hyseni C, Porter F, Brown J, Rodrigues G, Farias H, Reis MG, Childs JE, Ko AI, Caccone A. Urban population genetics of slum‐dwelling rats (Rattus norvegicus) in Salvador, Brazil. Molecular Ecology 2013, 22: 5056-5070. PMID: 24118116, PMCID: PMC3864905, DOI: 10.1111/mec.12455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic structurePopulation genetic structureComplex genetic structureSmall geographical distancesGene flowGenetic clustersGenetic diversityMicrosatellite lociPopulation geneticsUrban landscapeGenetic variationPopulation ecologyGenetic dataHeterogeneous urban landscapesDistinct sampling sitesGeographical distanceRodent control measuresRodent control strategiesZoonotic pathogensR. norvegicusSampling sitesSpatial connectivityRat populationsOvergrown vegetationBayesian analysis
2010
Inference of Population History by Coupling Exploratory and Model-Driven Phylogeographic Analyses
Garrick R, Caccone A, Sunnucks P. Inference of Population History by Coupling Exploratory and Model-Driven Phylogeographic Analyses. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2010, 11: 1190-1227. PMID: 20480016, PMCID: PMC2871112, DOI: 10.3390/ijms11041190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhylogeographic analysisGene treesGenetic diversityConservation managementPopulation historyDNA sequencesGenetic datasetsGenetic dataCladistic analysisHistorical inferencesPopulation processesTemporal concordanceSynergistic interactionDiversitySpeciationSpatial distributionSequenceGeographic contextTrees
2009
Morphometrics Parallel Genetics in a Newly Discovered and Endangered Taxon of Galápagos Tortoise
Chiari Y, Hyseni C, Fritts T, Glaberman S, Marquez C, Gibbs J, Claude J, Caccone A. Morphometrics Parallel Genetics in a Newly Discovered and Endangered Taxon of Galápagos Tortoise. PLOS ONE 2009, 4: e6272. PMID: 19609441, PMCID: PMC2707613, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006272.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGalápagos tortoisesGenetic variationGenetic distinctionTortoise populationsNon-neutral lociStrong genetic differentiationComplex heritable traitsDiagnostic morphological charactersShell morphologyShell shape variationGenetic differentiationMitochondrial dataMonophyletic lineageMorphological charactersGiant tortoisesHeritable traitGenetic dataMost islandsSanta CruzMolecular studiesShell shapeTurtle shellTortoisesLineagesParallel Genetic
2008
Historical DNA analysis reveals living descendants of an extinct species of Galápagos tortoise
Poulakakis N, Glaberman S, Russello M, Beheregaray LB, Ciofi C, Powell JR, Caccone A. Historical DNA analysis reveals living descendants of an extinct species of Galápagos tortoise. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 15464-15469. PMID: 18809928, PMCID: PMC2563078, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0805340105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMuseum specimensHistorical DNA analysisDiversification of organismsCaptive breeding programsIsland of FloreanaModern DNA techniquesMicrosatellite dataGalápagos tortoisesConservation biologyMitochondrial DNANatural selectionExtinct speciesExtinct taxaBreeding programsGiant tortoisesIntense harvestingGenetic analysisGenetic dataGalápagos ArchipelagoTortoise populationsDNA techniquesHuman exploitationNearby islandsEnough individualsSpecies
2007
Lineage identification of Galápagos tortoises in captivity worldwide
Russello M, Hyseni C, Gibbs J, Cruz S, Marquez C, Tapia W, Velensky P, Powell J, Caccone A. Lineage identification of Galápagos tortoises in captivity worldwide. Animal Conservation 2007, 10: 304-311. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2007.00113.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMitochondrial DNA control region sequencesGenetic dataPopulation allele frequency dataCaptive population managementControl region sequencesMicrosatellite genotype dataPopulation genetic dataConservation valueConservation strategiesLonesome GeorgeCaptive breedingExtant populationsAllele frequency dataMtDNA haplotypesRobust populationEvolutionary originGalápagos tortoisesHybrid originPopulation managementMuseum specimensMtDNA analysisGeochelone nigraRegion sequencesMolecular approachesNovel haplotypes