Genetics of climate change adaptation

SJ Franks, AA Hoffmann - Annual review of genetics, 2012 - annualreviews.org
The rapid rate of current global climate change is having strong effects on many species
and, at least in some cases, is driving evolution, particularly when changes in conditions …

Adaptation through chromosomal inversions in Anopheles

D Ayala, A Ullastres, J González - Frontiers in Genetics, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Chromosomal inversions have been repeatedly involved in local adaptation in a large
number of animals and plants. The ecological and behavioral plasticity of Anopheles …

Impact of agriculture on the selection of insecticide resistance in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae: a multigenerational study in controlled conditions

TE Nkya, R Poupardin, F Laporte, I Akhouayri… - Parasites & vectors, 2014 - Springer
Background Resistance of mosquitoes to insecticides is mainly attributed to their adaptation
to vector control interventions. Although pesticides used in agriculture have been frequently …

Association mapping desiccation resistance within chromosomal inversions in the African malaria vector Anopheles gambiae

D Ayala, S Zhang, M Chateau, C Fouet… - Molecular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Inversion polymorphisms are responsible for many ecologically important phenotypes and
are often found under balancing selection. However, the same features that ensure their …

Reproductive isolation and local adaptation quantified for a chromosome inversion in a malaria mosquito

D Ayala, RF Guerrero, M Kirkpatrick - Evolution, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Chromosome inversions have long been thought to be involved in speciation and local
adaptation. We have little quantitative information, however, about the effects that inversion …

Adaptation to Aridity in the Malaria Mosquito Anopheles gambiae: Chromosomal Inversion Polymorphism and Body Size Influence Resistance to Desiccation

C Fouet, E Gray, NJ Besansky, C Costantini - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Chromosomal inversions are thought to confer a selective advantage in alternative habitats
by protecting co-adapted alleles from recombination. The frequencies of two inversions (2L …

Molecular drivers of insecticide resistance in the Sahelo-Sudanian populations of a major malaria vector Anopheles coluzzii

SS Ibrahim, A Muhammad, J Hearn, GD Weedall… - BMC biology, 2023 - Springer
Background Information on common markers of metabolic resistance in malaria vectors from
countries sharing similar eco-climatic characteristics can facilitate coordination of malaria …

Chromosome inversions and ecological plasticity in the main African malaria mosquitoes

D Ayala, P Acevedo, M Pombi, I Dia, D Boccolini… - …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Chromosome inversions have fascinated the scientific community, mainly because of their
role in the rapid adaption of different taxa to changing environments. However, the …

Molecular evolution and the decline of purifying selection with age

C Cheng, M Kirkpatrick - Nature communications, 2021 - nature.com
Life history theory predicts that the intensity of selection declines with age, and this trend
should impact how genes expressed at different ages evolve. Here we find consistent …

Systems genetic analysis of inversion polymorphisms in the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae

C Cheng, JC Tan, MW Hahn… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Inversion polymorphisms in the African malaria vector Anopheles gambiae segregate along
climatic gradients of aridity. Despite indirect evidence of their adaptive significance, little is …