Maureen (Mo) Carter
Graduate student
Institute for Genomic Diversity
153 Biotechnology Building
and, 4128 Comstock Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York 14853-2703
Tel: 607 255-8486
e-mail: mec8@cornell.edu
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Research: Genetic Footprints for Two Invasive Species in North America
I am developing and analyzing molecular markers for the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB, Anoplophora glabripennis) from 4 populations found in the United States (New York, New Jersey, Chicago and California), 3 populations in Europe (Germany, France and Austria) a single population found in Canada (Toronto) and beetles from every province in China, to compare population structure and find source populations.
I am looking in detail at the Toronto population of ALB to see if there is a genetic signature of how the population has spread throughout the landscape.
A similar study and analysis is under way for the Asian stinkbug, Halyomorpha halys that was discovered in the United States (Pennsylvania and Oregon).