Search Results - "WEEKS, A. R"

Balancing genetic uniqueness and genetic variation in determining conservation and translocation strategies: a comprehensive case study of threatened dwarf galaxias, Galaxiella pusilla (Mack) (Pisces: Galaxiidae) by Coleman, R. A., Weeks, A. R., Hoffmann, A. A.

“…Genetic markers are widely used to define and manage populations of threatened species based on the notion that populations with unique lineages of mtDNA and…”
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Rapid Shift in a Classic Clinal Pattern in Drosophila Reflecting Climate Change by Umina, P. A, Weeks, A. R, Kearney, M. R, McKechnie, S. W, Hoffmann, A. A

“…Geographical clines in genetic polymorphisms are widely used as evidence of climatic selection and are expected to shift with climate change. We show that the…”
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Environmental DNA sampling as a surveillance tool for cane toad Rhinella marina introductions on offshore islands by Tingley, R., Greenlees, M., Oertel, S., van Rooyen, A. R., Weeks, A. R.

“…Containing the spread of established invasive species is critical for minimizing their ecological impact. Effective containment requires sensitive sampling…”
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Dynamics of the "popcorn" Wolbachia infection in outbred Aedes aegypti informs prospects for mosquito vector control by Yeap, H L, Mee, P, Walker, T, Weeks, A R, O'Neill, S L, Johnson, P, Ritchie, S A, Richardson, K M, Doig, C, Endersby, N M, Hoffmann, A A

“…Forty percent of the world's population is at risk of contracting dengue virus, which produces dengue fever with a potentially fatal hemorrhagic form. The…”
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Small population size and extremely low levels of genetic diversity in island populations of the platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus by Furlan, Elise, Stoklosa, J., Griffiths, J., Gust, N., Ellis, R., Huggins, R. M., Weeks, A. R.

“…Genetic diversity generally underpins population resilience and persistence. Reductions in population size and absence of gene flow can lead to reductions in…”
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Wolbachia–induced parthenogenesis in a genus of phytophagous mites by Weeks, A. R., Breeuwer, J. A. J.

“…genus…”
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Complex patterns of local adaptation in heat tolerance 
in Drosophila simulans from eastern Australia by Heerwaarden, B., Lee, R. F. H., Wegener, B., Weeks, A. R., Sgró, C. M.

“…Latitudinal clines are considered a powerful means of investigating evolutionary responses to climatic selection in nature. However, most clinal studies of…”
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Changes in the Genetic Structure of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Populations in Queensland, Australia, Across Two Seasons: Implications for Potential Mosquito Releases by Endersby, N. M., Hoffmann, A. A., White, V. L., Ritchie, S. A., Johnson, P. H., Weeks, A. R.

“…Diseases transmitted by mosquitoes could be controlled if vector populations were replaced with strains that have reduced vector competency. Such a strategy is…”
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Microsatellites reveal a lack of structure in Australian populations of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.) by ENDERSBY, N. M., MCKECHNIE, S. W., RIDLAND, P. M., WEEKS, A. R.

“…The diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella, is renowned for developing resistance to insecticides and causing significant economic damage to Brassica vegetable…”
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Alterations in opioid receptor binding in Parkinson's disease patients with levodopa-induced dyskinesias by Piccini, P, Weeks, R A, Brooks, D J

“…Levodopa-induced dyskinesias remain a major challenge in the therapeutic management of Parkinson's disease (PD). Their etiology is unknown although dysfunction…”
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A Mite Species That Consists Entirely of Haploid Females by Weeks, Andrew R., Marec, Frantisek, Johannes A. J. Breeuwer

“…The dominance of the diploid state in higher organisms, with haploidy generally confined to the gametic phase, has led to the perception that diploidy is…”
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Genetic Structure of Aedes aegypti in Australia and Vietnam Revealed by Microsatellite and Exon Primed Intron Crossing Markers Suggests Feasibility of Local Control Options by Endersby, N. M., Hoffmann, A. A., White, V. L., Lowenstein, S., Ritchie, S., Johnson, P. H., Rapley, L. P., Ryan, P. A., Nam, V. S., Yen, N. T., Kittiyapong, P., Weeks, A. R.

“…The distribution of Aedes aegypti (L.) in Australia is currently restricted to northern Queensland, but it has been more extensive in the past. In this study,…”
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Population genetics of the wheat curl mite (Aceria tosichella Keifer) in Australia: implications for the management of wheat pathogens by Miller, A D, Umina, P A, Weeks, A R, Hoffmann, A A

“…The wheat curl mite (WCM), Aceria tosichella Keifer, is a polyphagous eriophyoid mite and the primary vector of wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV) and five other…”
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New intrinsic oxygen related defect bands in oxygen implanted silica by Magruder, R.H., Weeks, R.A., Weller, R.A.

“…Type III silica samples were implanted with O using a multi-energy process that produced a layer of constant concentration to within ± 5% beginning ~ 80 nm…”
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The relationship between striatal dopamine receptor binding and cognitive performance in Huntington's disease by LAWRENCE, A. D, WEEKS, R. A, BROOKS, D. J, ANDREWS, T. C, WATKINS, L. H. A, HARDING, A. E, ROBBINS, T. W, SAHAKIAN, B. J

“…Seventeen individuals at risk for Huntington's disease and five symptomatic patients, who had previously undergone [11C]SCH23390 and [11C]raclopride PET to…”
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The functional neuroanatomy of simple and complex sequential finger movements : a PET study by CATALAN, M. J, HONDA, M, WEEKS, R. A, COHEN, L. G, HALLETT, M

“…The brain regions activated by simple repetitive and sequential finger movements of different length were localized by measuring regional cerebral blood flow…”
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Period of susceptibility for cross-modal plasticity in the blind by Cohen, Leonardo G., Weeks, Robert A., Sadato, Norihiro, Celnik, Pablo, Ishii, Kenji, Hallett, Mark

“…Cross‐modal plasticity in blind subjects contributes to sensory compensation when vision is lost early in life, but it is not known if it does so when visual…”
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Is there genetic structure in populations of Helicoverpa armigera from Australia by Endersby, N.M, Hoffmann, A.A, McKechnie, S.W, Weeks, A.R

“…Recent studies suggest that populations of the pest moth Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) may be genetically differentiated over short…”
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Striatal D1 and D2 dopamine receptor loss in asymptomatic mutation carriers of Huntington's disease by Weeks, R A, Piccini, P, Harding, A E, Brooks, D J

“…We have investigated striatal dopamine D1 and D2 receptor binding in asymptomatic subjects from Huntington's disease (HD) families using positron emission…”
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Molecular and Morphometric Data Indicate a New Species of the Aphid Genus Rhopalosiphum (Hemiptera: Aphididae) by Valenzuela, I, Eastop, V. F, Ridland, P. M, Weeks, A. R

“…Here, we provide evidence for a new aphid species from the genus Rhopalosiphum Koch, based upon an Australian survey of variation in the mitochondrial…”
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