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List of works by Andrew R. Weeks

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From parasite to mutualist: rapid evolution of Wolbachia in natural populations of Drosophila

scientific article

A rapid shift in a classic clinal pattern in Drosophila reflecting climate change.

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Assessing the benefits and risks of translocations in changing environments: a genetic perspective

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Climatic selection on genes and traits after a 100 year-old invasion: a critical look at the temperate-tropical clines in Drosophila melanogaster from eastern Australia

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Incidence of a new sex-ratio-distorting endosymbiotic bacterium among arthropods

scientific article (publication date: 7 September 2003)

Chromosomal inversion polymorphisms and adaptation

scientific article published in September 2004

Rapid sequential spread of two Wolbachia variants in Drosophila simulans

scientific article

Wolbachia–induced parthenogenesis in a genus of phytophagous mites

scientific article published on November 7, 2001

The latitudinal cline in the In(3R)Payne inversion polymorphism has shifted in the last 20 years in Australian Drosophila melanogaster populations

scientific article published on March 2005

Genome-wide SNPs lead to strong signals of geographic structure and relatedness patterns in the major arbovirus vector, Aedes aegypti

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High-throughput PCR assays to monitor Wolbachia infection in the dengue mosquito (Aedes aegypti) and Drosophila simulans

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Investigating latitudinal clines for life history and stress resistance traits in Drosophila simulans from eastern Australia

scientific article published on 22 September 2008

Permanent Genetic Resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 May 2009-31 July 2009.

scientific article published on 29 September 2009

Changes in the Genetic Structure of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Populations in Queensland, Australia, Across Two Seasons: Implications for Potential Mosquito Releases

scientific article published on September 1, 2011

Molecular markers indicate that the wheat curl mite, Aceria tosichella Keifer, may represent a species complex in Australia

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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

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Population genetic structure of Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (L.) at a micro-spatial scale in Thailand: implications for a dengue suppression strategy

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Persistence of a Wolbachia infection frequency cline in Drosophila melanogaster and the possible role of reproductive dormancy

scientific article published on 14 April 2016

AFLP fingerprinting for assessing intraspecific variation and genome mapping in mites.

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Small population size and extremely low levels of genetic diversity in island populations of the platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus.

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Monitoring long-term evolutionary changes followingWolbachiaintroduction into a novel host: theWolbachia popcorninfection inDrosophila simulans

scientific article published on March 10, 2010

Detection of Low-Level Cardinium and Wolbachia Infections in Culicoides

scientific article published on July 6, 2015

Conservation of genetic uniqueness of populations may increase extinction likelihood of endangered species: the case of Australian mammals

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Antagonistic selection between adult thorax and wing size in field released Drosophila melanogaster independent of thermal conditions.

scientific article published on 20 September 2007

Biology, ecology and control of the Penthaleus species complex (Acari: Penthaleidae).

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A high incidence of parthenogenesis in agricultural pests

scientific article published in November 2008

In search of clinal variation in the period and clock timing genes in Australian Drosophila melanogaster populations.

scientific article published in March 2006

Microsatellite loci and the complete mitochondrial DNA sequence characterized through next generation sequencing and de novo genome assembly for the critically endangered orange-bellied parrot, Neophema chrysogaster

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The popcorn Wolbachia infection of Drosophila melanogaster: can selection alter Wolbachia longevity effects?

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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).

scientific article published on 21 February 2013

Latitudinal and cold-tolerance variation associate with DNA repeat-number variation in the hsr-omega RNA gene of Drosophila melanogaster.

scientific article published on 18 June 2008

Genetic rescue increases fitness and aids rapid recovery of an endangered marsupial population

scientific article published on 20 October 2017

Complex patterns of local adaptation in heat tolerance in Drosophila simulans from eastern Australia

scientific article published on 6 July 2012

Frequency-dependent selection maintains clonal diversity in an asexual organism

scholarly article

The current status of pesticide resistance in Australian populations of the redlegged earth mite (Halotydeus destructor).

scientific article published on 20 January 2012

Rapid loss of genetic variation in an endangered possum.

scientific article published on February 2008

An independent non-linear latitudinal cline for the sn-glycerol-3-phosphate (α- Gpdh ) polymorphism of Drosophila melanogaster from eastern Australia

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The development of 10 novel polymorphic microsatellite markers through next generation sequencing and a preliminary population genetic analysis for the endangered Glenelg spiny crayfish, Euastacus bispinosus

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Identification of aphid species (Hemiptera: Aphididae: Aphidinae) using a rapid polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism method based on the cytochrome oxidase subunit I gene

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Developing Exon-Primed Intron-Crossing (EPIC) markers for population genetic studies in three Aedes disease vectors

scientific article published on 7 August 2014

Contrasting patterns of population connectivity between regions in a commercially important mollusc Haliotis rubra: integrating population genetics, genomics and marine LiDAR data

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Discovery of metabolic resistance to neonicotinoids in green peach aphids (Myzus persicae) in Australia

scientific article published on 26 November 2016

Robust clines and robust sampling: a reply to Kyriacou et al.

scientific article published in July 2007

Impact of groundcover manipulations within windbreaks on mite pests and their natural enemies

The tolerance of the lucerne flea,Sminthurus viridis(Collembola: Sminthuridae), to currently registered pesticides in Australia

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Net-avoidance behaviour in platypuses

The distribution, abundance and life cycle of the pest mites Balaustium medicagoense (Prostigmata: Erythraeidae) and Bryobia spp. (Prostigmata: Tetranychidae) in Australia

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Genetic structure and long-distance dispersal in populations of the wingless pest springtail, Sminthurus viridis (Collembola: Sminthuridae).

scientific article published on February 2011

Survival and reproduction of the pest mites Balaustium medicagoense and Bryobia spp. on winter grain crops

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Novel microsatellite markers suggest the mechanism of parthenogenesis in Extatosoma tiaratum is automixis with terminal fusion

scientific article published on 27 June 2016