Multiple introductions, trade-associated connectivity, and mito-nuclear discordance reveal complex invasion dynamics of Aedes albopictus in Colombi
Juan S. Mantilla, Eliana Sebastian Calvo-Tapiero, Karol Montilla-López, Myriam Lucía Velandia-Romero, Carlos Morales, Jorge De Las Salas-Ali, Cristian Javier Salcedo Amórtegui, Luz Stella Buitrago, Liliana Quintero, Guillermo Rúa, Jaime Eduardo Castellanos
The paper investigates the invasion dynamics of Aedes albopictus in Colombia by integrating population genetics, trade connectivity, and Wolbachia screening, revealing multiple introductions, trade-associated nuclear genetic structure, and mito-nuclear discordance.
bioRxiv · Jun 19, 2026 · PreprintGenetics