2002
The evolutionary origin of Indian Ocean tortoises (Dipsochelys)
Palkovacs E, Gerlach J, Caccone A. The evolutionary origin of Indian Ocean tortoises (Dipsochelys). Molecular Phylogenetics And Evolution 2002, 24: 216-227. PMID: 12144758, DOI: 10.1016/s1055-7903(02)00211-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWestern Indian Ocean islandsGiant tortoisesIndian Ocean islandsIndian Ocean giant tortoisesIndian OceanCyt b geneDNA substitution ratesOcean islandsShort generation timeSmall body sizeSource of colonizationMalagasy lineagesEvolutionary originWestern Indian OceanWild populationsMitochondrial DNAPhylogenetic analysisSequence evolutionB geneSubstitution ratesBody sizeOcean currentsEast coastGeneration timeTortoises
1999
Cytochrome b sequence divergence in the European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and phylogenetic relationships among some Perciformes species
Allegrucci G, Caccone A, Sbordoni V. Cytochrome b sequence divergence in the European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and phylogenetic relationships among some Perciformes species. Journal Of Zoological Systematics & Evolutionary Research 1999, 37: 149-156. DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.1999.00115.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEuropean sea bassEvolutionary relationshipsB geneCytochrome b sequence divergenceMitochondrial DNA D-loop variationEntire cytochrome b geneCyt b sequencesSpecies of PerciformesCyt b geneCytochrome b geneSea bassD-loop variationsPerciformes fishNorthwestern populationsSequence divergencePhylogenetic relationshipsD. punctatusPerciformes speciesB sequencesD. labraxPolymorphic DNADicentrarchus labraxLack of resolutionMediterranean populationsFamily levelA Molecular Phylogeny of Four Endangered Madagascar Tortoises Based on MtDNA Sequences
Caccone A, Amato G, Gratry O, Behler J, Powell J. A Molecular Phylogeny of Four Endangered Madagascar Tortoises Based on MtDNA Sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics And Evolution 1999, 12: 1-9. PMID: 10222157, DOI: 10.1006/mpev.1998.0594.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCyt b geneNorth American tortoisesP. planicaudaVerge of extinctionMorphological divergenceMolecular phylogenySingle colonizationMost lineagesMonophyletic originPhylogenetic relationshipsPyxis arachnoidesSister statusMtDNA sequencesSister taxaGenus GeocheloneMitochondrial DNADNA sequencesTortoise speciesB geneEndemic tortoisesGopherus polyphemusLatter genusGeocheloneSpeciesPhylogeny