2019
Genetically informed captive breeding of hybrids of an extinct species of Galapagos tortoise
Quinzin M, Sandoval‐Castillo J, Miller J, Beheregaray L, Russello M, Hunter E, Gibbs J, Tapia W, Villalva F, Caccone A. Genetically informed captive breeding of hybrids of an extinct species of Galapagos tortoise. Conservation Biology 2019, 33: 1404-1414. PMID: 30901116, DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13319.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverall genetic diversityGenetic diversityExtinct speciesC. nigerFloreana IslandExtinct taxaCaptive breeding strategiesCaptive breeding programsSmall breeding groupsGalapagos tortoisesSpecies restoration programsHigh ancestrySpecies biologyExtant speciesGenetic integrityCaptive breedingGenomic representationAdaptive potentialSpecies conservationBreeding strategiesSpecies recoveryGenotypic dataEndemic rangeBiodiversity conservationEcosystem restoration
2018
Genetic Pedigree Analysis of the Pilot Breeding Program for the Rediscovered Galapagos Giant Tortoise from Floreana Island
Miller J, Quinzin M, Scheibe E, Ciofi C, Villalva F, Tapia W, Caccone A. Genetic Pedigree Analysis of the Pilot Breeding Program for the Rediscovered Galapagos Giant Tortoise from Floreana Island. Journal Of Heredity 2018, 109: 620-630. PMID: 29490038, DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esy010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReproductive skewGalapagos giant tortoisesBreeding programsFloreana IslandGiant tortoisesAssortative matingSelf-sustaining wild populationsGenetic pedigree analysisMajority of progenyCaptive breeding programsSmall breeding groupsOrigin of individualsPedigree analysisLarge breeding programsFounding individualsWild populationsAllelic diversityGenetic diversityExtinct tortoisesGenetic variationGenetic analysisC. nigerPopulation sizeRelated individualsBreeding groups