Population genomics through time provides insights into the consequences of decline and rapid demographic recovery through head‐starting in a Galapagos giant tortoise
Jensen E, Edwards D, Garrick R, Miller J, Gibbs J, Cayot L, Tapia W, Caccone A, Russello M. Population genomics through time provides insights into the consequences of decline and rapid demographic recovery through head‐starting in a Galapagos giant tortoise. Evolutionary Applications 2018, 11: 1811-1821. PMID: 30459831, PMCID: PMC6231475, DOI: 10.1111/eva.12682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGiant tortoisesBottleneck eventsGenetic diversityGenetic variationPopulation declineTortoise populationsPopulation sizeCurrent genetic diversityEffective population sizePopulation genetics theoryWide single nucleotide polymorphism dataCaptive breeding programsRapid demographic recoveryRecent population declineSingle nucleotide polymorphism dataGalapagos giant tortoisesNucleotide polymorphism dataRapid population declineLarge population sizesPopulation genomicsSpecies restorationLong-term persistencePopulation structureGenetic patternsGenetic theory