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
2013
The genetic legacy of Lonesome George survives: Giant tortoises with Pinta Island ancestry identified in Galápagos
Edwards D, Benavides E, Garrick R, Gibbs J, Russello M, Dion K, Hyseni C, Flanagan J, Tapia W, Caccone A. The genetic legacy of Lonesome George survives: Giant tortoises with Pinta Island ancestry identified in Galápagos. Biological Conservation 2013, 157: 225-228. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.10.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLonesome GeorgeGiant tortoise speciesFirst-generation hybridsPurebred individualsAdditional hybridsPinta IslandGeneration hybridsGenetic legacyTortoise speciesGiant tortoisesSpecies recoveryGalápagos ArchipelagoRelative abundanceIsabela IslandTortoisesUnrelated individualsAdditional individualsAncestryHybridsIslands