2023
Galapagos giant tortoise trafficking case demonstrates the utility and applications of long‐term comprehensive genetic monitoring
Quinzin M, Bishop A, Miller J, Poulakakis N, Tapia W, Torres‐Rojo F, Sevilla C, Caccone A. Galapagos giant tortoise trafficking case demonstrates the utility and applications of long‐term comprehensive genetic monitoring. Animal Conservation 2023, 26: 826-838. DOI: 10.1111/acv.12870.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGalapagos giant tortoisesGiant tortoisesIllegal wildlife tradeGenetic analysisNuclear microsatellite markersGenetic repositoryBreeding CenterStandard genetic markersComprehensive genetic characterizationWild speciesIsland of originGenetic monitoringMicrosatellite markersGenetic markersGenetic characterizationSpecies protectionGalapagos IslandsLa conservaciónWildlife tradeSpeciesJuvenile tortoisesTortoisesSan CristobalJuvenilesFirst documentation
2020
Colonization history of Galapagos giant tortoises: Insights from mitogenomes support the progression rule
Poulakakis N, Miller J, Jensen E, Beheregaray L, Russello M, Glaberman S, Boore J, Caccone A. Colonization history of Galapagos giant tortoises: Insights from mitogenomes support the progression rule. Journal Of Zoological Systematics & Evolutionary Research 2020, 58: 1262-1275. DOI: 10.1111/jzs.12387.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGalapagos giant tortoisesGiant tortoisesPhylogeographic scenarioMitochondrial genomeProgression rulePhylogenetic relationshipsGalapagos IslandsExtinct speciesOlder islandsHuman-mediated dispersal eventsComplete mitochondrial genomeSouth American ancestorAncestral area reconstructionNon-native speciesMaximum likelihood analysisContribution of colonizationColonization historyDispersal eventsMultiple colonizationsAmerican ancestorsPhylogenetic treeAncestral formArea reconstructionSitu speciationBiogeographic approach
2019
Seeking compromise across competing goals in conservation translocations: The case of the ‘extinct’ Floreana Island Galapagos giant tortoise
Hunter E, Gibbs J, Cayot L, Tapia W, Quinzin M, Miller J, Caccone A, Shoemaker K. Seeking compromise across competing goals in conservation translocations: The case of the ‘extinct’ Floreana Island Galapagos giant tortoise. Journal Of Applied Ecology 2019, 57: 136-148. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13516.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConservation translocationsSingle-objective solutionsDecision support toolGiant tortoisesIndividual-based simulation modelGalapagos giant tortoisesGeneralized Additive ModelsEcosystem servicesTranslocation projectsFloreana IslandIsland speciesManagement objectivesSevere declineSupport toolNumber of individualsModel-based decision support toolSource populationGalapagos IslandsStakeholder valuesManagement strategiesMulti-objective solutionsOptimal management strategyAdditive modelTortoisesCost constraints