2024
Inbreeding avoidance, competition and natal dispersal in a pair-living, genetically monogamous mammal, Azara’s owl monkey (Aotus azarae)
Corley M, de la Chica A, van der Heide G, Rotundo M, Caccone A, Fernandez-Duque E. Inbreeding avoidance, competition and natal dispersal in a pair-living, genetically monogamous mammal, Azara’s owl monkey (Aotus azarae). Royal Society Open Science 2024, 11: 240379. PMID: 39113772, PMCID: PMC11305132, DOI: 10.1098/rsos.240379.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAzara's owl monkeysNatal dispersalInbreeding avoidanceMating systemPair-livingPotential matesNatal groupMaintenance of social organizationTiming of natal dispersalLife history stagesPopulation structureGenetic dataMonogamous mammalsWild populationsParental careIndividual fitnessEcological factorsRegulating dispersalAotus azaraeDispersal patternsInbreedingStep-parentsAgonistic conflictsMatingMammals
2014
Cryptic structure and niche divergence within threatened Galápagos giant tortoises from southern Isabela Island
Edwards D, Garrick R, Tapia W, Caccone A. Cryptic structure and niche divergence within threatened Galápagos giant tortoises from southern Isabela Island. Conservation Genetics 2014, 15: 1357-1369. DOI: 10.1007/s10592-014-0622-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSouthern Isabela IslandGalápagos giant tortoisesGenetic clustersIsabela IslandGiant tortoisesMorphological diversityRecent gene flowBiodiversity lossConservation managementEcological divergenceSignificant unitsNiche divergenceFeral animalsEcological factorsGenetic differentiationEcological nichesGene flowCryptic structureMicrosatellite lociManagement successSpatial distributionCurrent taxonomyTortoisesManagement programDiversity
2010
Population Genetic Structure of Aldabra Giant Tortoises
Balmer O, Ciofi C, Galbraith D, Swingland I, Zug G, Caccone A. Population Genetic Structure of Aldabra Giant Tortoises. Journal Of Heredity 2010, 102: 29-37. PMID: 20805288, DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esq096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic structurePopulation structureGiant tortoisesMitochondrial DNA control region sequencesPopulation genetic structureSignificant population structureControl region sequencesAldabra giant tortoisePrevious ecological studiesAllopatric divergenceNuclear lociPopulation subdivisionHabitat variationMtDNA sequencesMicrosatellite lociPopulation geneticsUnsuitable habitatGenetic variabilityAllelic variationRegion sequencesEcological factorsTerrestrial ecosystemsPopulation dynamicsAldabra AtollGeographical barriers