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
2010
Inference of Population History by Coupling Exploratory and Model-Driven Phylogeographic Analyses
Garrick R, Caccone A, Sunnucks P. Inference of Population History by Coupling Exploratory and Model-Driven Phylogeographic Analyses. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2010, 11: 1190-1227. PMID: 20480016, PMCID: PMC2871112, DOI: 10.3390/ijms11041190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhylogeographic analysisGene treesGenetic diversityConservation managementPopulation historyDNA sequencesGenetic datasetsGenetic dataCladistic analysisHistorical inferencesPopulation processesTemporal concordanceSynergistic interactionDiversitySpeciationSpatial distributionSequenceGeographic contextTrees