2004
Extreme difference in rate of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA evolution in a large ectotherm, Galápagos tortoises
Caccone A, Gentile G, Burns CE, Sezzi E, Bergman W, Ruelle M, Saltonstall K, Powell JR. Extreme difference in rate of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA evolution in a large ectotherm, Galápagos tortoises. Molecular Phylogenetics And Evolution 2004, 31: 794-798. PMID: 15062813, DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2004.02.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGalápagos tortoisesUnusual reproductive biologyKb of mtDNANuclear DNA evolutionEffective population sizeGiant Galápagos tortoisesRate of evolutionMtDNA divergenceMtDNA evolutionBiogeographic historyDNA evolutionMolecular evolutionNeutral theoryReproductive biologyLarge ectothermsNuclear DNAEctothermic animalsPopulation sizeSilent substitutionsNucDNAMtDNAKbTortoisesDivergenceExtreme differences
2003
Genetic structure of Mesoamerican populations of Big‐leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) inferred from microsatellite analysis
Novick R, Dick C, Lemes M, Navarro C, Caccone A, Bermingham E. Genetic structure of Mesoamerican populations of Big‐leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) inferred from microsatellite analysis. Molecular Ecology 2003, 12: 2885-2893. PMID: 14629370, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294x.2003.01951.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic structurePhylogeographic structureStrong phylogeographic structureNeotropical tree speciesVariable microsatellite lociHigh-resolution markersBig-leaf mahoganyMahogany populationsGenetic differentiationCosta RicaBiogeographic historyNeotropical treeGenetic divergenceRegional biogeographyNative rangeNorthern populationsGenetic distanceGenetic diversityMicrosatellite lociAtlantic populationsPopulation structureAmerican treesMesoamerican populationsSwietenia macrophylla KingUnrooted dendrogram