2009
Mitochondrial DNA variation in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) from Italy: Evidence of admixture in one of the last C. c. italicus pure populations from central‐southern Italy
Gentile G, Vernesi C, Vicario S, Pecchioli E, Caccone A, Bertorelle G, Sbordoni V. Mitochondrial DNA variation in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) from Italy: Evidence of admixture in one of the last C. c. italicus pure populations from central‐southern Italy. Ethology Ecology & Evolution 2009, 76: 16-27. DOI: 10.1080/11250000802018725.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMitochondrial DNA control regionIncomplete lineage sortingDNA control regionMitochondrial DNA variationEvidence of admixturePure populationsGenetic structuringLineage sortingMtDNA haplotypesDNA variationCentral populationsMtDNA variationUnique haplotypesControl regionApennine populationsSequence dataOwn subspeciesRoe deerST valuesEuropean populationsHaplotypesItalian peninsulaManagement implicationsCentral-southern ItalySubspecies
2007
Genetic Impact of a Severe El Niño Event on Galápagos Marine Iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus)
Steinfartz S, Glaberman S, Lanterbecq D, Marquez C, Rassmann K, Caccone A. Genetic Impact of a Severe El Niño Event on Galápagos Marine Iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). PLOS ONE 2007, 2: e1285. PMID: 18074011, PMCID: PMC2110882, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0001285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMarine iguana populationsIguana populationsGenetic diversityGenetic impactNeutral genetic diversityMitochondrial DNA diversityEffective population sizeMitochondrial DNA variationGalápagos marine iguanasMicrosatellite allele frequenciesRange of organismsDynamics of ecosystemsMajority of islandsPotential biological consequencesDNA diversityGenetic bottleneckMicrosatellite dataDNA variationMarine iguanasMtDNA variationGenetic compositionSevere El Niño eventBiological consequencesPopulation sizeClimatic disturbances