Aedes mosquito-transmitted diseases, such as dengue, Zika and chikungunya, are
becoming major global health emergencies while old threats, such as yellow fever, are re …

Ecologically mediated selection against hybrids, caused by hybrid phenotypes fitting poorly
into available niches, is typically viewed as distinct from selection caused by epistatic …

Wolbachia are obligate intracellular bacteria 1 that infect arthropods, including
approximately two-thirds of insect species 2. Wolbachia manipulate insect reproduction by …

Genetic manipulations of insect populations for pest control have been advocated for some
time, but there are few cases where manipulated individuals have been released in the field …

Dengue fever is the most important mosquito-borne viral disease of humans with more than
50 million cases estimated annually in more than 100 countries,. Disturbingly, the …

Phylogeography is a discipline concerned with various relationships between gene
genealogies—phylogenetics—and geography. The word “phylogeography” was coined in …

Metapopulation is the ecological term for assemblages of plant and animal species within
larger areas of space, with long-term survival of the species depending on a shifting balance …

Over the last three decades, mitochondrial DNA has been the most popular marker of
molecular diversity, for a combination of technical ease‐of‐use considerations, and …

Temperature-related studies were conducted on Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (Diptera:
Drosophilidae: Drosophilini). From 10-28° C, temperature had a significant impact on …

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has been used to study molecular ecology and
phylogeography for 25 years. Much important information has been gained in this way, but it …