2018
Genome-Wide Assessment of Diversity and Divergence Among Extant Galapagos Giant Tortoise Species
Miller J, Quinzin M, Edwards D, Eaton D, Jensen E, Russello M, Gibbs J, Tapia W, Rueda D, Caccone A. Genome-Wide Assessment of Diversity and Divergence Among Extant Galapagos Giant Tortoise Species. Journal Of Heredity 2018, 109: 611-619. PMID: 29986032, DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esy031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGiant tortoise speciesMitochondrial DNA sequencesSingle nucleotide polymorphismsTortoise speciesGenetic diversityMicrosatellite lociDNA sequencesGenotypic dataMicrosatellite genotypic dataNuclear microsatellite lociGenome-wide markersEstimates of diversityGenome-wide assessmentGalapagos giant tortoisesSpecies radiationEvolutionary geneticsSignificant unitsMitochondrial DNAPopulation structureSpecies conservationGenetic lineagesGiant tortoisesPopulation delineationTortoise populationsDNA sequencing
2014
Cryptic structure and niche divergence within threatened Galápagos giant tortoises from southern Isabela Island
Edwards D, Garrick R, Tapia W, Caccone A. Cryptic structure and niche divergence within threatened Galápagos giant tortoises from southern Isabela Island. Conservation Genetics 2014, 15: 1357-1369. DOI: 10.1007/s10592-014-0622-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSouthern Isabela IslandGalápagos giant tortoisesGenetic clustersIsabela IslandGiant tortoisesMorphological diversityRecent gene flowBiodiversity lossConservation managementEcological divergenceSignificant unitsNiche divergenceFeral animalsEcological factorsGenetic differentiationEcological nichesGene flowCryptic structureMicrosatellite lociManagement successSpatial distributionCurrent taxonomyTortoisesManagement programDiversity