Genetic structure of Mesoamerican populations of Big‐leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) inferred from microsatellite analysis
Novick R, Dick C, Lemes M, Navarro C, Caccone A, Bermingham E. Genetic structure of Mesoamerican populations of Big‐leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) inferred from microsatellite analysis. Molecular Ecology 2003, 12: 2885-2893. PMID: 14629370, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294x.2003.01951.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic structurePhylogeographic structureStrong phylogeographic structureNeotropical tree speciesVariable microsatellite lociHigh-resolution markersBig-leaf mahoganyMahogany populationsGenetic differentiationCosta RicaBiogeographic historyNeotropical treeGenetic divergenceRegional biogeographyNative rangeNorthern populationsGenetic distanceGenetic diversityMicrosatellite lociAtlantic populationsPopulation structureAmerican treesMesoamerican populationsSwietenia macrophylla KingUnrooted dendrogramGenetic divergence, phylogeography and conservation units of giant tortoises from Santa Cruz and Pinzón, Galápagos Islands
Beheregaray L, Ciofi C, Caccone A, Gibbs J, Powell J. Genetic divergence, phylogeography and conservation units of giant tortoises from Santa Cruz and Pinzón, Galápagos Islands. Conservation Genetics 2003, 4: 31-46. DOI: 10.1023/a:1021864214375.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSan CristóbalDeep phylogeographic structureGiant tortoise populationSanta CruzConservation effortsConservation unitsIsland radiationsPhylogeographic structurePopulation colonizationTortoise populationsGenetic structureGalápagos IslandsAdaptive divergenceReproductive isolationGiant tortoisesEnvironmental agenciesGenetic divergenceDemographic historyDescendent populationsMicrosatellite markersGenealogical relationshipsPinzónIslandsCristóbalDivergence