2012
Genetic rediscovery of an ‘extinct’ Galápagos giant tortoise species
Garrick R, Benavides E, Russello M, Gibbs J, Poulakakis N, Dion K, Hyseni C, Kajdacsi B, Márquez, Bahan S, Ciofi C, Tapia W, Caccone A. Genetic rediscovery of an ‘extinct’ Galápagos giant tortoise species. Current Biology 2012, 22: r10-r11. PMID: 22240469, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.12.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFloreana IslandHybrid individualsGiant tortoise speciesUnique evolutionary lineagesGiant Galápagos tortoisesCaptive breeding programsEvolutionary lineagesGalápagos tortoisesHybrid offspringExtinct speciesGenetic footprintsTortoise speciesBreeding programsGalápagos IslandsGenetic signaturesExtant individualsIsabela IslandGenomeSpeciesMixed ancestryTortoisesAncestryIslandsLineagesLikely mechanism
2009
In situ population structure and ex situ representation of the endangered Amur tiger
HENRY P, MIQUELLE D, SUGIMOTO T, McCULLOUGH D, CACCONE A, RUSSELLO M. In situ population structure and ex situ representation of the endangered Amur tiger. Molecular Ecology 2009, 18: 3173-3184. PMID: 19555412, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294x.2009.04266.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic variationPopulation genetic variationRecent population bottleneckPopulation genetic structurePotential gene flowEffective population sizeAmur tigersPostglacial colonizationWild tiger populationsGene flowGenetic structurePopulation bottlenecksNative rangeWild populationsDemographic historyGenetic diversityCaptive populationsPopulation structureDemographic contractionGene variantsHistorical contractionGenetic signaturesEcological connectivityPopulation sizeTiger populations