Publications
- Austin, J.W., A.L. Szalanski,
P. Uva, A. Bagneres, and A. Kence. 2002. A Comparative Genetic Analysis
of
the Subterranean Termite Genus Reticulitermes (Isoptera:
Rhinotermitidae. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 95:
753-760.
- Uva, P., J.
Clement,. J.W. Austin, V. Zaffagnini, A. Quintana, and A.G.
Bagneres. 2003. Origin of a new Reticulitermes termite
(Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae) inferred from mitochondrial DNA data. Molecular
Phylogenetics and Evolution. 30: 344-353.
- Szalanski, A.L., J.W. Austin, and C.B.
Owens.
2003. Identification of Reticulitermes spp. (Isoptera:
Rhinotermatidae)
by polymerase chain reaction – restriction fragment length
polymorphism.
Journal of Economic Entomology. 96: 1514-1519.
- Austin,
J.W., A.L. Szalanski, and B.J. Cabrera. 2004. A phylogenetic
analysis of the subterranean termite family Rhinotermitidae (Isoptera).
Annals of the Entomological Society of America.
97(3) in press.
- Austin, J. W., A. L. Szalanski, R. E. Gold, and B.
T. Foster. 2003. Genetic variation and geographical distribution of the
subterranean termite genus Reticulitermes in Texas. Southwestern
Entomologist 29: 1-11.
- Szalanski, A.
L., R. H. Scheffrahn, J. W. Austin, J. Krecek,
and
N.-Y. Su. 2004. Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of Heterotermes
(Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in the West Indies. Annals of the
Entomological Society of America 97: 556-566.
- Szalanski, A.
L., J. W. Austin, R. H. Scheffrahn, and M.
Messenger.
2004. Molecular diagnostics of the Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes
formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Florida Entomologist
87:152-158.
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Insect Genetics
Laboratory
Geographical distribution, Genetic
variation and molecular diagnostics of termites. (CRIS Proj ARK01954).
Objectives
- Phylogeography and description of Reticulitermes termites
in the United States
- Genetic variation and phylogenetics of Rhinotermitidae
- Genetic variation and molecular diagnostics of
invasive
termites including Coptotermes, Heterotermes, and Nasutitermes.
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Publications
- Austin, J.W.,
A.L.
Szalanski, and B.M. Kard. 2004. Distribution and
genetic
variation of Reticulitermes (Isoptera:
Rhinotermitidae) in Oklahoma. Florida Entomologist 87:145-151.
- Scheffrahn,
R.H., J. Krecek, B. Maharajh, N.-Y. Su, J.A. Chase, J.R. Mangold, A. L. Szalanski, J.W. Austin*,
and J. Nixon. 2004. Establishment of the African termite, Coptotermes
sjostedti (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae), on the Island of
Guadeloupe, French West Indies. Annals of the Entomological Society of
America. 97: 872-876.
- Scheffrahn,
R.H., J. Krecek, A.L. Szalanski,
J.W. Austin, and Y.
Roisin. 2005. Synonymy of two arboreal termites (Isoptera:
Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae): Nasutitermes
corniger from the neotropics and N. polygynus from New Guinae. Florida
Entomologist 88: 28-33.
- Austin, J.W., A.L.
Szalanski, and M.T. Messenger. 2004. Genetic variation and
distribution of the subterranean termite genus Reticulitermes (Isoptera:
Rhinotermitidae) in Arkansas and Louisiana. Florida Entomologist
87: 473-480.
- Scheffrahn,
R.H.,
J. Krecek, A.L. Szalanski, and J.W. Austin.
2005. Synonymy of the neotropical arboreal termites, Nasutitermes
corniger and N. costalis
(Isoptera: Termitidae),
with evidence from morphology, genetics, and biogeography. Annals of
the
Entomological Society of America 98:
273-281.
- Austin, J.W., A.L.
Szalanski, R.H. Scheffrahn, M.T. Messenger, S. Dronnet, and A-G.
Bagneres. 2005. Genetic evidendence for the synonymy of two Reticulitermes species: Reticulitermes flavipes and Reticulitermes santonensis. Annals
of the Entomological Society of America 98: 395-401.
- Austin, J.W., A.L.
Szalanski, R.H. Scheffrahn, and M.T. Messenger. 2005. Genetic
variation of Reticulitermes flavipes
(Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in North America using the mitochondrial
rRNA 16S gene. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 98:(5)
(in press).
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