• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Texas A&M Forest Service
  • Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostics Laboratory
  • Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
  • Texas A&M AgriLife Research
  • Texas A&M College of Agrculture and Life Sciences
Evolutionary and Behavioral Genetics/Genomics of Mosquitoes
  • Menu
  • Slotman lab
  • People
  • Research
    • Genetic Basis of Human Host Preference in Anopheles gambiae
    • Genome-wide Mapping of Behavioral Resistance in An. gambiae.
    • Impact of Vector Control on Mosquito Effective Population Size
    • Genetic Basis of Sterility in Hybrids between An. gambiae and An. quadriannulatus
    • The Population Structure of Anopheles melas
  • Teaching
  • Opportunities
  • Publications
  • Funding
  • Contact Us

Publications

–  Michel’s Google Scholar Profile

The expression of chemosensory genes in male maxillary palps of Anopheles coluzzii (Diptera: Culicidae) and An. quadriannulatus (2021) Athrey G, Z Popkin-Hall, W Takken, MA Slotman. Journal of Medical Entomology tja290

The genetic architecture of post-zygotic reproductive isolation between Anopheles coluzzii and An. quadriannulatus (2020) Deitz KC, W Takken, MA Slotman. Frontiers in Genetics 11: 925

Malaria outbreak in Riaba district, Bioko Island: lessons learned (2020) Guerra CA, G Fuseini, OT Donfack, JM Smith, TAO Mifumu, G Akadiri, DEM Eyang, C O Eburi, LM Vaz, VM Micha, LA Okenve, CR Janes, RM Andeme, MR Rivas, WP Phiri, MA Slotman, DL Smith, GA García. Malaria Journal 19: 277

Species and sex-specific chemosensory gene expression in Anopheles coluzzii and An. quadriannulatus antennae (2020) Athrey G, Z Popkin-Hall, LV Cosme, W Takken, MA Slotman  Parasites Vectors 13,212.

Increased biting rate of insecticide-resistant Culex mosquitoes and community adherence to IRS for malaria control in urban Malabo, Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea (2019) Fuseini G, RN Nguema, WP Phiri, OT  Donfack, C Cortes, ME  von Fricken, JI Meyers, I Kleinschmidt, G Garcia, C Maas, C Schwabe, MA Slotman.  J Med Ento 56, 1071-1077

The effect of hybridization on dosage compensation in member species of the Anopheles gambiae Species Complex (2018)  Deitz KC, W Takken, MA Slotman. Genome Biology and Evolution 10, 1663-1672

Rapid selection of a pyrethroid metabolic enzyme CYP9K1 by operational malaria control activities (2018). Vontas J, L Grigoraki, J Morgan, D Tsakireli, G Fuseini, L Segura, J Niemczura de Carvalho, Nguema, D Weetman, MA Slotman, J Hemingway. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 526, 201719663–6

Chemosensory gene expression in olfactory organs of the anthropophilic Anopheles coluzzii and zoophilic Anopheles quadriannulatus. (2017) Athrey G, LV Cosme,Z Popkin-Hall, S Pathikonda, W Takken, MA Slotman.  BMC Genomics 18: 751

A cluster randomized trial comparing deltamethrin and bendiocarb as insecticides for indoor residual spraying to control malaria on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea (2016) Bradley J, D Hergott, G Garcia, J Lines, J Cook, MA Slotman, WP Phiri, C Schwabe, I Kleinschmidt. Malaria Journal 15:378

Genome-wide divergence in the West-African Malaria Vector Anopheles melas (2016) Deitz KC, G Athrey, M Jawara, HJ Overgaard, A Matias, MA Slotman. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics.

Increasing Outdoor Host-seeking in Anopheles gambiae over 6 years of vector control on Bioko Island(2016) Meyers JI,  S Pathikonda, ZR Popkin-Hall, MC Medeiros, G Fuseini, A Matias, G Garcia, HJ Overgaard, V Kulkarni, VP Reddy, C Schwabe, J Lines, I Kleinschmidt, MA Slotman. Malaria Journal 15:239.

Outdoor biting by Anopheles mosquitoes on Bioko Island does not currently impact on malaria control (2015)  Bradley J, J Lines, G Fuseini, C Schwabe, F Monti, MA Slotman, D Vargas, G Garcia, D Hergott, I Kleinschmidt. Malaria Journal 14:170

Highly evolvable malaria vectors: The genomes of 16 Anopheles mosquitoes (2015) DE Neafsey et al. (113 authors) Science 347 6217:1258524

Extensive introgression in a malaria vector species complex revealed by phylogenomics (2015) MC Fontaine, JB Pease, A Steele, RM Waterhouse, DE Neafsey, IV Sharakhov, X Jiang, AB Hall, F Catteruccia, E Kakani, SN Mitchell, Y-C Wu, HA smith, RR Love, MK Lawniczak, MA Slotman, SJ Emrich, MW Hahn and NJ Besansky. Science 347, 6217:1258522

Large Fluctuations in the Effective Population Size of the Malaria Mosquito Anopheles gambiae s.s. During Vector Control Cycle (2013) Hodges TK, G Athrey, KC Deitz, HJ Overgaard, A Matias, A Caccone, and MA Slotman Evolutionary Applications 6: 1171-1183

Five Years of Malaria Control in the Continental Region, Equatorial Guinea. (2013) Rehman AM, AG Mann, C Schwabe, MR Reddy, IR Gomes, MA Slotman, L Yellott, A Matias, A Caccone, GN Nchama, I KleinschmidtMalaria Journal 12: 154

Insecticide Resistance Allele Frequencies Before and After Initiation of Anti-Vector Interventions in Continental Equatorial Guinea (2013) Reddy MR, A Godoy, K Dion, A Matias, AE Kiszewski, JR Powell, A Caccone and MA Slotman. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 88: 897-907.

The Effective Population Size of Malaria Mosquitoes: Large Impact of Vector Control (2012) Athrey G, TK Hodges, MR Reddy, HJ Overgaard, A Matias, FC Ridl, I Kleinschmidt, A Caccone, MA Slotman. PLoS Genetics 8 (12): e1003097.

Malaria transmission after 5 years of vector control on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea(2012) Overgaard HJ, VP Reddy, S Abaga, A Matias, MR Reddy, V Kulkarni, C Schwabe, L Segura, I Kleinschmidt, MA Slotman. Parasites and Vectors 5: 253

Genetic Isolation within the Malaria Mosquito Anopheles melas (2012) Deitz KC, G Athrey, MR Reddy, HJ Overgaard, AM Matias, J Musa, A della Torre, J Pinto, AE Kiszewski, C Costantini, A Caccone and MA Slotman. Molecular Ecology 21: 4498-4513.

Limited Usefulness of Microsatellite Markers from the Malaria Vector Anopheles gambiae when Applied to the Closely Related Species Anopheles melas (2012) Deitz KC, VP Reddy, M Reddy, N Satyanarayanah, M Lindsey, HJ Overgaard, J Musa, A Caccone and MA Slotman. Journal of Heredity 103(4): 585-593

Light Traps Fail to Estimate Reliable Malaria Mosquito Biting Rates on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea (2012) Overgaard HJ, S Sæebø, MR Reddy, VP Reddy, S Abaga, A Matias and MA Slotman. Malaria Journal 11:56

Outdoor host-seeking behaviour of Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes following initiation of malaria vector control on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea (2011) Reddy MR, HJ Overgaard, S Abaga, VP Reddy, A Caccone, AE Kiszewski, MA Slotman. Malaria Journal 10:184

Worldwide patterns of genetic differentiation imply multiple “domestications” of Aedes aegypti, a major vector of human diseases (2011) Brown JE, CS McBride, P Johnson, S Ritchie, C Paupy, H Bossin, J Lutomiah, I Fernandez-Salas, A Ponlawat, AJ Cornel, WC Black, IV, N Gorrochotegui-Escalante, L Urdaneta-Marquez, M Sylla, M Slotman, C Walker, JR Powell. Proc. Royal Soc. B 278: 2446-2456

Anopheles immune genes and amino acid sites evolving under the effect of positive selection(2010) Parmakelis A, M Moustaka, N Poulakakis, C Louis, MA Slotman, JC Marshall, PH Awono-Ambene, C Antonio-Nkondjio, F Simard, A Caccone, JR Powell. PLoS ONE 5 (1): e8885

Clarification of anomalies in the application of a 2La molecular karyotyping method  for the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae(2008) Ng’habi KR, CR Meneses, AJ Cornel, MA Slotman, GJ Knols, HM Ferguson and GC Lanzaro. Parasites & Vectors 1: 45

Polymorphic Microsatellite Markers for the Tsetse Fly Glossina fuscipes fuscipes (Diptera: Glossinidae), a vector of Human African Trypanosomiasis (2008) Brown JE, KJ Komatsu, PP Abila, AS Robinson, LMA. Okedi, N Dyer, MJ Donnelly, MA Slotman, and A Caccone. Molecular Ecology Resources 8:1506-1508

High Levels of Genetic Differentiation Between Ugandan Glossina fuscipes fuscipes Populations Separated by Lake Kyoga(2008) Abila PP,  MA Slotman, A Parmakelis*, KB Dion*, AS Robinson, VB Muwanika, JCK. Enyaru, LM Lokedi, S Aksoy, A Caccone. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2, e242 

The molecular evolution of four anti-malarial immune genes in the Anopheles gambiae complex(2008) Parmakelis A, MA Slotman, JC Marshall, P Awono-Ambene, C Antonio-Nkondjio, F Simard, A Caccone, JR Powell.  BMC Evolutionary Biology 8:79

Patterns of  selection in anti-malarial immune genes in malaria vectors: evidence for  adaptive evolution in LRIM1 in Anopheles arabiensis (2007) Slotman MA, A Parmakelis, JC Marshall, PH Awono-Ambene, C Antonio-Nkondjo, F Simard, A Caccone and JR Powell.  PLoS One 2(8): e793

Longitudinal survey of knockdown resistance to pyrethroid (kdr) in Mali, West Africa, and evidence of its emergence in the Bamako form of Anopheles gambiae s.s. (2007) Tripet F, JA Wright, A Cornel, A Fofana, R MacAbee, CR Meneses, LJ Reimer, MA Slotman, TC Thiemann, G Dolo, S Traoré and GC Lanzaro. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 76: 81-87

Evidence for subdivision within the M molecular form of Anopheles gambiae s.s. (2007) Slotman MA, F Tripet, AJ Cornel, CR Meneses, Y Lee, LJ Reimer, TC Thieman, E Fondjo, A Fofana, SF Traoré and GC Lanzaro. Molecular Ecology 16: 639-649

Polymorphic microsatellite markers for studies of Aedes aegypti, the vector of dengue and yellow fever (2007) Slotman MA, NB Kelly, LC Harrington, S Kittahwee, JW Jones, TW Scott, A Caccone and JR Powell.  Molecular Ecology Notes 7: 168-171

Reduced recombination rate and genetic differentiation between the M and S forms of Anopheles gambiae(2006) Slotman MA, L Reimer, T Thiemann, G Dolo, E Fondjo, and GC Lanzaro. Genetics 174: 2081-2093

Resolution of phylogenetic relationships of the major subfamilies of the Delphacidae (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea) using the mitochondrial ribosomal DNA(2006) Dijkstra E, MA Slotman and RJ Post. Insect Science 13-167-177

Genetic differentiation between the Bamako and Savanna chromosomal forms of Anopheles gambiae as indicated by AFLP analysis (2006) MA Slotman, MM Mendez, A della Torre, G Dolo, Y Touré and A Caccone. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 74: 641-648

An unusual distribution of the kdr gene among populations of Anopheles gambiae on the Island of Bioko, Equatorial Guinea(2005) Reimer L, F Tripet, M Slotman, A Spielman and GC Lanzaro. Insect Molecular Biology 14: 683-688

Differential introgression of chromosomal regions between Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles arabiensis (2005) Slotman MA, A della Torre, M Calzetta and JR Powell. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 73: 326-335

Genetic variation of the sand fly salivary protein, Sp-15, a potential vaccine candidate against Leishmania major (2005) Elnaiem DA, C Meneses, M Slotman and GC Lanzaro. Insect Molecular Biology 14: 145-150

Female sterility in hybrids between Anopheles gambiae and An. arabiensis and the causes of Haldane’s rule (2005) Slotman M, A della Torre and JR Powell. Evolution 59: 1016-1026The genetics of inviability and male sterility in hybrids between Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles arabiensis (2004) Slotman M, A della Torre and JR Powell. Genetics 167: 275-287

Attempts to molecularly distinguish cryptic taxa in Anopheles gambiae s.s. (2001) Gentile G, M Slotman, V Ketmaier, JR Powell and A Caccone. Insect Molecular Biology 10(1): 25-32

  • Compact with Texans
  • Privacy and Security
  • Accessibility Policy
  • State Link Policy
  • Statewide Search
  • Veterans Benefits
  • Military Families
  • Risk, Fraud & Misconduct Hotline
  • Texas Homeland Security
  • Texas Veteran's Portal
  • Equal Opportunity
  • Open Records/Public Information
Texas A&M University System Member