2016
I-HEDGE: determining the optimum complementary sets of taxa for conservation using evolutionary isolation
Jensen E, Mooers A, Caccone A, Russello M. I-HEDGE: determining the optimum complementary sets of taxa for conservation using evolutionary isolation. PeerJ 2016, 4: e2350. PMID: 27635324, PMCID: PMC5012326, DOI: 10.7717/peerj.2350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhylogenetic diversityConservation prioritizationMitochondrial control region dataCurrent biodiversity crisisTotal phylogenetic diversityImportance of speciesGiant Galápagos tortoisesControl region dataSubset of taxaEvolutionary distinctivenessBiodiversity crisisConservation effortsEvolutionary isolationExtinction probabilityInordinate lossGalápagos tortoisesList of rankingsAccount complementarityExtinct speciesEvolutionary historyPhylogenetic networksDiversitySpeciesTaxaPrioritization
2003
Genetic divergence, phylogeography and conservation units of giant tortoises from Santa Cruz and Pinzón, Galápagos Islands
Beheregaray L, Ciofi C, Caccone A, Gibbs J, Powell J. Genetic divergence, phylogeography and conservation units of giant tortoises from Santa Cruz and Pinzón, Galápagos Islands. Conservation Genetics 2003, 4: 31-46. DOI: 10.1023/a:1021864214375.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSan CristóbalDeep phylogeographic structureGiant tortoise populationSanta CruzConservation effortsConservation unitsIsland radiationsPhylogeographic structurePopulation colonizationTortoise populationsGenetic structureGalápagos IslandsAdaptive divergenceReproductive isolationGiant tortoisesEnvironmental agenciesGenetic divergenceDemographic historyDescendent populationsMicrosatellite markersGenealogical relationshipsPinzónIslandsCristóbalDivergence