2003
Are the native giant tortoises from the Seychelles really extinct? A genetic perspective based on mtDNA and microsatellite data
Palkovacs E, Marschner M, Ciofi C, Gerlach J, Caccone A. Are the native giant tortoises from the Seychelles really extinct? A genetic perspective based on mtDNA and microsatellite data. Molecular Ecology 2003, 12: 1403-1413. PMID: 12755870, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294x.2003.01834.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGiant tortoisesGenetic structuringGiant tortoise speciesMitochondrial DNA sequencesMitochondrial control regionWestern Indian OceanLevel of variationNuclear microsatellitesRediscovered speciesSeychelles archipelagoMicrosatellite dataReproductive isolationRecent morphological studiesTortoise speciesMicrosatellite lociControl regionSingle lineageMorphological charactersDNA sequencesCarapace morphologyCaptive conditionsTortoisesGenetic perspectiveSpeciesPotential survival
2002
The evolutionary origin of Indian Ocean tortoises (Dipsochelys)
Palkovacs E, Gerlach J, Caccone A. The evolutionary origin of Indian Ocean tortoises (Dipsochelys). Molecular Phylogenetics And Evolution 2002, 24: 216-227. PMID: 12144758, DOI: 10.1016/s1055-7903(02)00211-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWestern Indian Ocean islandsGiant tortoisesIndian Ocean islandsIndian Ocean giant tortoisesIndian OceanCyt b geneDNA substitution ratesOcean islandsShort generation timeSmall body sizeSource of colonizationMalagasy lineagesEvolutionary originWestern Indian OceanWild populationsMitochondrial DNAPhylogenetic analysisSequence evolutionB geneSubstitution ratesBody sizeOcean currentsEast coastGeneration timeTortoises