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Adalgisa Caccone

Adalgisa Caccone

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
69
Citations
14660
World Ranking
1468
National Ranking
537

Overview

Adalgisa Caccone is affiliated with Yale University in the United States. The research mainly focuses on areas within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Environmental Science, and Medicine, with subfields concentrating on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Insect Science, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Turtle Biology and Conservation
  • Identification and Quantification in Food
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Insect Resistance and Genetics

Frequent publication venues where Caccone's work appears include:

  • Molecular Ecology
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Genome biology
  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Among the recent published papers are the following:

  • "Improved reference genome of the arboviral vector Aedes albopictus," 2020, Genome biology
  • "Evolution of kdr haplotypes in worldwide populations of Aedes aegypti: Independent origins of the F1534C kdr mutation," 2020, PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • "A machine-learning approach to map landscape connectivity in Aedes aegypti with genetic and environmental data," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Colonization history of Galapagos giant tortoises: Insights from mitogenomes support the progression rule," 2020, Journal of Zoological Systematics & Evolutionary Research
  • "Multiple introductions and overwintering shape the progressive invasion of Aedes albopictus beyond the Alps," 2022, Ecology and Evolution

The scientist maintains frequent collaboration with several coauthors including:

  • Luciano V. Cosme
  • Evelyn L. Jensen
  • Joshua M. Miller
  • Jacob E. Crawford
  • Norah P. Saarman

Caccone's research intersects broadly with studies on vector-borne diseases, population genetics, and conservation biology. The integration of molecular techniques, environmental data, and computational approaches is evident across the work, contributing to areas such as mosquito population structure and invasive species dynamics, as well as evolutionary studies in reptiles.

Best Publications

  • Outdoor host seeking behaviour of Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes following initiation of malaria vector control on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.

    Michael R Reddy;Hans J Overgaard;Simon Abaga;Vamsi P Reddy

  • Human impacts have shaped historical and recent evolution in Aedes aegypti, the dengue and yellow fever mosquito

    Julia E. Brown;Benjamin R. Evans;Wei Zheng;Vanessa Obas

  • Mitochondrial DNA from Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Hemiptera: Adelgidae) Suggests Cryptic Speciation and Pinpoints the Source of the Introduction to Eastern North America

    Nathan P. Havill;Michael E. Montgomery;Guoyue Yu;Shigehiko Shiyake

  • DNA DIVERGENCE AMONG HOMINOIDS.

    Adalgisa Caccone;Jeffrey R. Powell

  • Distribution of knock-down resistance mutations in Anopheles gambiae molecular forms in west and west-central Africa

    Federica Santolamazza;Maria Calzetta;Josiane Etang;Elena Barrese

  • Speciation Within Anopheles gambiae-- the Glass Is Half Full

    A. della Torre;C. Costantini;N. J. Besansky;A. Caccone

  • Colonization and diversification of Galápagos terrestrial fauna: a phylogenetic and biogeographical synthesis.

    Christine E Parent;Adalgisa Caccone;Kenneth Petren

  • Cryptic biodiversity in a changing world

    Luciano Bellagamba Beheregaray;Adalgisa Caccone

  • An analysis of species boundaries and biogeographic patterns in a cryptic species complex: The rotifer—Brachionus plicatilis

    Elizabeth Suatoni;Saverio Vicario;Sean Rice;Terry Snell

  • Rates and patterns of scnDNA and mtDNA divergence within the Drosophila melanogaster subgroup.

    Adalgisa Caccone;George D. Amato;Jeffrey R. Powell

  • Origin and evolutionary relationships of giant Galápagos tortoises

    Adalgisa Caccone;James P. Gibbs;Valerio Ketmaier;Elizabeth Suatoni

  • PHYLOGEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY OF GIANT GALAPAGOS TORTOISES

    Adalgisa Caccone;Gabriele Gentile;Gabriele Gentile;James P. Gibbs;Thomas H. Fritts

  • Genetic structure of Mesoamerican populations of Big-leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) inferred from microsatellite analysis.

    Rachel Roth Novick;Christopher w. Dick;Maristerra R. Lemes;Carlos Navarro

  • Global population divergence and admixture of the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus).

    Emily E. Puckett;Jane Park;Matthew Combs;Michael J. Blum

  • MITOCHONDRIAL DNA RATES AND BIOGEOGRAPHY IN EUROPEAN NEWTS (GENUS EUPROCTUS)

    Adalgisa Caccone;Adalgisa Caccone;Michel C. Milinkovitch;Valerio Sbordoni;Jeffrey R. Powell

  • Rates of nucleotide substitution in Drosophila mitochondrial DNA and nuclear DNA are similar

    Jeffrey R. Powell;Adalgisa Caccone;George D. Amato;Carol Yoon

  • Independent evolutionary origins of landlocked alewife populations and rapid parallel evolution of phenotypic traits.

    Eric P. Palkovacs;Kirstin B. Dion;David M. Post;Adalgisa Caccone

  • A Bayesian approach on molecules and behavior: reconsidering phylogenetic and evolutionary patterns of the Salamandridae with emphasis on Triturus newts.

    Sebastian Steinfartz;Saverio Vicario;J.W. Arntzen;Adalgisa Caccone

  • Multiple origins of knockdown resistance mutations in the Afrotropical mosquito vector Anopheles gambiae.

    João Pinto;Amy Lynd;José L. Vicente;Federica Santolamazza

  • Historical DNA analysis reveals living descendants of an extinct species of Galápagos tortoise

    Nikos Poulakakis;Scott Glaberman;Michael Russello;Michael Russello;Luciano B. Beheregaray

  • Molecular phylogeny of the Anopheles gambiae complex suggests genetic introgression between principal malaria vectors

    Nora J. Besansky;Jeffrey R. Powell;Adalgisa Caccone;Diane Mills Hamm

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey R. Powell
Jeffrey R. Powell Yale University
Michael A. Russello
Michael A. Russello University of British Columbia
Serap Aksoy
Serap Aksoy Yale University
James P. Gibbs
James P. Gibbs SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Nikos Poulakakis
Nikos Poulakakis University of Crete
Luciano B. Beheregaray
Luciano B. Beheregaray Flinders University
Claudio Ciofi
Claudio Ciofi University of Florence
Frédéric Simard
Frédéric Simard University of Montpellier
Alessandra della Torre
Alessandra della Torre Sapienza University of Rome
Albert I. Ko
Albert I. Ko Yale University

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