2019
Patterns, Mechanisms and Genetics of Speciation in Reptiles and Amphibians
Valero K, Marshall J, Bastiaans E, Caccone A, Camargo A, Morando M, Niemiller M, Pabijan M, Russello M, Sinervo B, Werneck F, Sites J, , Wiens J, Steinfartz S. Patterns, Mechanisms and Genetics of Speciation in Reptiles and Amphibians. Genes 2019, 10: 646. PMID: 31455040, PMCID: PMC6769790, DOI: 10.3390/genes10090646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEcological speciationSpeciation researchIntegrative taxonomyGenetics of speciationProcess of speciationSouth American lizardsSpeciation ratesPhenotypic evolutionEvolutionary forcesClimatic nicheEuropean salamandersPhenotypic traitsGenetic mechanismsEcological aspectsBiogeographyReptilesSpeciationAmphibiansCase studyGenomicsLizardsGeneticsTaxonomyFinal case studySalamanders
2009
Characterization and evolution of MHC class II B genes in Galápagos marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus)
Glaberman S, Moreno M, Caccone A. Characterization and evolution of MHC class II B genes in Galápagos marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). Developmental & Comparative Immunology 2009, 33: 939-947. PMID: 19454336, DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2009.03.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClass II B genesGalápagos marine iguanasB geneMarine iguanasMHC class II B genesAvian MHC evolutionInterlocus gene conversionAncestral locusEvolutionary forcesMHC evolutionBird speciesGene conversionGene groupsPositive selectionCDNA sequenceClass II genesLocus groupsVertebratesGenesMammalsShort tractsBeta 2 domainAdaptive immune systemMajor groupsSquamates