2007
Development of a molecular assay to detect predation on Anopheles gambiae complex larval stages.
Schielke E, Costantini C, Carchini G, Sagnon N, Powell J, Caccone A. Development of a molecular assay to detect predation on Anopheles gambiae complex larval stages. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2007, 77: 464-6. PMID: 17827361, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2007.77.464.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdentification of speciesInvertebrate predatorsRestriction enzyme analysisMosquito DNAFamily LestidaeLarval stagesMolecular assaysAnopheles gambiae sensu lato mosquitoesDNA extractsEnzyme analysisPredationGambiae s.DNAPolymerase chain reaction assaysAssaysChain reaction assaysMolecular formsNotonectidaeLibellulidaePredatorsLestidaeSpeciesReaction assaysAnophelesAn
2006
Inbreeding Linked to Amphibian Survival in the Wild but Not in the Laboratory
Halverson M, Skelly D, Caccone A. Inbreeding Linked to Amphibian Survival in the Wild but Not in the Laboratory. Journal Of Heredity 2006, 97: 499-507. PMID: 16957048, DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esl019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWood frog larvaeDegree of inbreedingAmphibian survivalMultilocus heterozygosityWood frogsInbreedingFrog larvaeRelatedness estimatorsMeasurements of survivalMicrosatellite analysisWildLarvaeMeasures of growthAffected survivalGrowthHeterozygosityFrogsCaptivitySignificant negative relationshipSurvivalFitnessParentageNegative relationshipDevelopmentKin distribution of amphibian larvae in the wild
HALVERSON M, SKELLY D, CACCONE A. Kin distribution of amphibian larvae in the wild. Molecular Ecology 2006, 15: 1139-1145. PMID: 16599972, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294x.2006.02819.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmphibian larvaeKin selection theoryKin selection hypothesisWood frog tadpolesVertebrate groupsAnuran amphibian larvaeAnuran speciesNonreproductive animalsAnuran larvaeMicrosatellite analysisSelection hypothesisSelection theoryFrog tadpolesLarvaeSpeciesNatural conditionsTadpolesWildPondsImportant ramificationsRelativesFitnessFirst exampleFirst time