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S. Elfekih

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Molecular signature of domestication in the arboviral vector Aedes aegypti

A. N. Lozada-Chavez, I. Lozada-Chavez, N. Alfano, U. Palatini, D. Sogliani, S. Elfekih, T. Degefa, M. V. Sharakhova, A. Badolo, S. Patchara, M. Casas-Martinez, B. Carlos, R. Carballar-Lejarazu, L. Lambrechts, J. Souza-Neto, M. Bonizzoni

The paper identifies a molecular signature of domestication in Aedes aegypti by analyzing genome-wide SNPs and finding genetic differentiation between domestic and generalist forms.

bioRxiv · Mar 13, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Developing Wolbachia-based disease interventions for an extreme environment

P. A. Ross, S. Elfekih, S. Collier, M. J. Klein, S. S. Lee, M. Dunn, S. Jackson, Y. Zhang, J. K. Axford, X. Gu, M. S. Nasar, P. N. Paradkar, E. A. Tawfik, F. M. Jiggins, A. M. Almalik, , A. A. Hoffmann

This study evaluates Wolbachia strains in Saudi Arabian mosquitoes for dengue suppression in extreme environments, finding reduced heat tolerance and local adaptation effects.

bioRxiv · Jul 26, 2022Evolutionary Biology

Adaptive introgression across semipermeable species boundaries between local Helicoverpa zea and invasive Helicoverpa armigera moths

W. A. Valencia-Montoya, S. Elfekih, H. L. North, J. I. Meier, I. A. Warren, W. T. Tay, K. H. J. Gordon, A. Specht, S. V. Paula-Moraes, R. Rane, T. K. Walsh, C. D. Jiggins

The paper examines hybridization and introgression between invasive Helicoverpa armigera and native H. zea moths in Brazil, finding widespread gene flow but limited species boundary loss except for a specific insecticide-resistance region.

bioRxiv · Dec 15, 2019Evolutionary Biology

Take out the rubbish - Removing NUMTs and pseudogenes from the Bemisia tabaci cryptic species mtCOI database

D. Kunz, W. T. Tay, S. Elfekih, K. Gordon, P. J. De Barro

The paper identifies and removes NUMTs, pseudogenes, and low-quality sequences from mtCOI datasets to improve species identification in Bemisia tabaci cryptic species.

bioRxiv · Aug 5, 2019 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology