2020
Phylogeography and population structure of the tsetse fly Glossina pallidipes in Kenya and the Serengeti ecosystem
Bateta R, Saarman NP, Okeyo WA, Dion K, Johnson T, Mireji PO, Okoth S, Malele I, Murilla G, Aksoy S, Caccone A. Phylogeography and population structure of the tsetse fly Glossina pallidipes in Kenya and the Serengeti ecosystem. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2020, 14: e0007855. PMID: 32092056, PMCID: PMC7058365, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007855.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Patterns, Mechanisms and Genetics of Speciation in Reptiles and Amphibians
Valero K, Marshall J, Bastiaans E, Caccone A, Camargo A, Morando M, Niemiller M, Pabijan M, Russello M, Sinervo B, Werneck F, Sites J, , Wiens J, Steinfartz S. Patterns, Mechanisms and Genetics of Speciation in Reptiles and Amphibians. Genes 2019, 10: 646. PMID: 31455040, PMCID: PMC6769790, DOI: 10.3390/genes10090646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmphibiansAnimalsEcosystemEvolution, MolecularGenetic SpeciationReptilesSelection, GeneticConceptsEcological speciationSpeciation researchIntegrative taxonomyGenetics of speciationProcess of speciationSouth American lizardsSpeciation ratesPhenotypic evolutionEvolutionary forcesClimatic nicheEuropean salamandersPhenotypic traitsGenetic mechanismsEcological aspectsBiogeographyReptilesSpeciationAmphibiansCase studyGenomicsLizardsGeneticsTaxonomyFinal case studySalamandersGenetically informed captive breeding of hybrids of an extinct species of Galapagos tortoise
Quinzin M, Sandoval‐Castillo J, Miller J, Beheregaray L, Russello M, Hunter E, Gibbs J, Tapia W, Villalva F, Caccone A. Genetically informed captive breeding of hybrids of an extinct species of Galapagos tortoise. Conservation Biology 2019, 33: 1404-1414. PMID: 30901116, DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13319.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverall genetic diversityGenetic diversityExtinct speciesC. nigerFloreana IslandExtinct taxaCaptive breeding strategiesCaptive breeding programsSmall breeding groupsGalapagos tortoisesSpecies restoration programsHigh ancestrySpecies biologyExtant speciesGenetic integrityCaptive breedingGenomic representationAdaptive potentialSpecies conservationBreeding strategiesSpecies recoveryGenotypic dataEndemic rangeBiodiversity conservationEcosystem restoration
2010
Population Genetic Structure of Aldabra Giant Tortoises
Balmer O, Ciofi C, Galbraith D, Swingland I, Zug G, Caccone A. Population Genetic Structure of Aldabra Giant Tortoises. Journal Of Heredity 2010, 102: 29-37. PMID: 20805288, DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esq096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic structurePopulation structureGiant tortoisesMitochondrial DNA control region sequencesPopulation genetic structureSignificant population structureControl region sequencesAldabra giant tortoisePrevious ecological studiesAllopatric divergenceNuclear lociPopulation subdivisionHabitat variationMtDNA sequencesMicrosatellite lociPopulation geneticsUnsuitable habitatGenetic variabilityAllelic variationRegion sequencesEcological factorsTerrestrial ecosystemsPopulation dynamicsAldabra AtollGeographical barriers
2008
Colonization and diversification of Galpagos terrestrial fauna: a phylogenetic and biogeographical synthesis
Parent C, Caccone A, Petren K. Colonization and diversification of Galpagos terrestrial fauna: a phylogenetic and biogeographical synthesis. Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences 2008, 363: 3347-3361. PMID: 18782729, PMCID: PMC2607378, DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2008.0118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTerrestrial faunaPhylogenetic studiesDivergence of populationsSimilar geological historyDistinct evolutionary historiesMolecular phylogenetic studiesRemote oceanic islandsRange of organismsStudy of diversificationHabitat specializationBiogeographical synthesisGeological historyLow vagilityDiverse habitatsEvolutionary historyGeological formationsOceanic islandsGroup of islandsGalápagos IslandsRemarkable settingUnique assemblageComparable climateEvolutionary processesFaunaIslands
2007
Cryptic biodiversity in a changing world
Beheregaray L, Caccone A. Cryptic biodiversity in a changing world. BMC Biology 2007, 6: 9. PMID: 18177504, PMCID: PMC2373901, DOI: 10.1186/jbiol60.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Genetic evaluation of a proposed introduction: the case of the greater prairie chicken and the extinct heath hen
Palkovacs E, Oppenheimer A, Gladyshev E, Toepfer J, Amato G, Chase T, Caccone A. Genetic evaluation of a proposed introduction: the case of the greater prairie chicken and the extinct heath hen. Molecular Ecology 2004, 13: 1759-1769. PMID: 15189201, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294x.2004.02181.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGreater prairie-chickensPrairie-ChickensMitochondrial control region sequencesDivergent mitochondrial lineagesPrairie grouseControl region sequencesDifferent habitat typesEcological exchangeabilityMitochondrial lineagesExtant populationsPopulation bottlenecksMtDNA haplotypesHabitat typesExtirpated populationsPopulation introductionsGrouse speciesGenetic analysisRegion sequencesGeographical isolationHuman disturbanceGrouse populationsEcosystem restorationEcosystem restoration projectsHen populationRestoration projects
2002
Speciation Within Anopheles gambiae-- the Glass Is Half Full
della Torre A, Costantini C, Besansky N, Caccone A, Petrarca V, Powell J, Coluzzi M. Speciation Within Anopheles gambiae-- the Glass Is Half Full. Science 2002, 298: 115-117. PMID: 12364784, DOI: 10.1126/science.1078170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PhysiologicalAfrica South of the SaharaAllelesAnimalsAnophelesBiological EvolutionChromosome InversionChromosomesDNA, RibosomalEcosystemEnvironmentFeeding BehaviorGenetic VariationGenetics, PopulationGenomeHuman ActivitiesHumansInsect Bites and StingsInsect VectorsMalariaMicrosatellite RepeatsReproductionSequence Analysis, DNA