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 …

▪ Abstract Wolbachia are a common and widespread group of bacteria found in reproductive
tissues of arthropods. These bacteria are transmitted through the cytoplasm of eggs and …

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

Wolbachia are vertically transmitted, obligatory intracellular bacteria that infect a great
number of species of arthropods and nematodes. In insects, they are mainly known for …

▪ Abstract The α-proteobacterium Wolbachia pipientis is a very common cytoplasmic
symbiont of insects, crustaceans, mites, and filarial nematodes. To enhance its transmission …

The Drosophila melanogaster Genetic Reference Panel (DGRP) is a community resource of
205 sequenced inbred lines, derived to improve our understanding of the effects of naturally …

Genetics and speciation Page 1 REVIEW ARTICLE Genetics and speciation Jerry A. Coyne
Called the “mystery of mysteries" by Darwin, speciation is still a little-understood area of …

Cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) is the most common symbiont-induced reproductive
manipulation. Specifically, symbiont-induced sperm modifications cause catastrophic mitotic …

The maternally inherited intracellular symbiont Wolbachia pipientis is well known for
inducing a variety of reproductive abnormalities in the diverse arthropod hosts it infects. It …

The last decade has brought renewed interest in the genetics of speciation, yielding a
number of new models and empirical results. Defining speciation as 'the origin of …