2019
Genetically informed captive breeding of hybrids of an extinct species of Galapagos tortoise
Quinzin M, Sandoval‐Castillo J, Miller J, Beheregaray L, Russello M, Hunter E, Gibbs J, Tapia W, Villalva F, Caccone A. Genetically informed captive breeding of hybrids of an extinct species of Galapagos tortoise. Conservation Biology 2019, 33: 1404-1414. PMID: 30901116, DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13319.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverall genetic diversityGenetic diversityExtinct speciesC. nigerFloreana IslandExtinct taxaCaptive breeding strategiesCaptive breeding programsSmall breeding groupsGalapagos tortoisesSpecies restoration programsHigh ancestrySpecies biologyExtant speciesGenetic integrityCaptive breedingGenomic representationAdaptive potentialSpecies conservationBreeding strategiesSpecies recoveryGenotypic dataEndemic rangeBiodiversity conservationEcosystem restoration
2008
Historical DNA analysis reveals living descendants of an extinct species of Galápagos tortoise
Poulakakis N, Glaberman S, Russello M, Beheregaray LB, Ciofi C, Powell JR, Caccone A. Historical DNA analysis reveals living descendants of an extinct species of Galápagos tortoise. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 15464-15469. PMID: 18809928, PMCID: PMC2563078, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0805340105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMuseum specimensHistorical DNA analysisDiversification of organismsCaptive breeding programsIsland of FloreanaModern DNA techniquesMicrosatellite dataGalápagos tortoisesConservation biologyMitochondrial DNANatural selectionExtinct speciesExtinct taxaBreeding programsGiant tortoisesIntense harvestingGenetic analysisGenetic dataGalápagos ArchipelagoTortoise populationsDNA techniquesHuman exploitationNearby islandsEnough individualsSpecies