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
2012
Recovery of a nearly extinct Galápagos tortoise despite minimal genetic variation
Milinkovitch MC, Kanitz R, Tiedemann R, Tapia W, Llerena F, Caccone A, Gibbs JP, Powell JR. Recovery of a nearly extinct Galápagos tortoise despite minimal genetic variation. Evolutionary Applications 2012, 6: 377-383. PMID: 23467700, PMCID: PMC3586625, DOI: 10.1111/eva.12014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEspañola IslandGenetic variationEffective population sizeUnequal reproductive successMinimal genetic variationMolecular genetic analysisGalápagos tortoisesReproductive successCaptive populationsNonrandom matingBreeding regimesParental populationsGenetic analysisMorphological dataPopulation sizeTortoise sizeSpeciesCaptivityNumber of animalsTortoisesIslandsInbreedingGalápagosMatingRepatriation efforts