2001
Mitochondrial DNA Sequences of Triatomines (Hemiptera: Reduviidae): Phylogenetic Relationships
García B, Moriyama E, Powell J. Mitochondrial DNA Sequences of Triatomines (Hemiptera: Reduviidae): Phylogenetic Relationships. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2001, 38: 675-683. PMID: 11580040, DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-38.5.675.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial DNA sequencesPhylogenetic relationshipsDNA sequencesCytochrome oxidase I geneOxidase I geneCOI gene sequencesRibosomal RNA genesSpecies of TriatominaeSpecies of TriatomaT. delponteiT. circummaculataRNA genesT. mazzottiiPhylogenetic analysisGenus TriatomaMtDNA fragmentsGene sequencesMorphological charactersI geneRhodnius prolixus StålSame genusPossible outgroupsT. platensisT. dimidiataT. sordida
1999
Origin and evolutionary relationships of giant Galápagos tortoises
Caccone A, Gibbs J, Ketmaier V, Suatoni E, Powell J. Origin and evolutionary relationships of giant Galápagos tortoises. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1999, 96: 13223-13228. PMID: 10557302, PMCID: PMC23929, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.96.23.13223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGiant Galápagos tortoisesLonesome GeorgeGalápagos tortoisesDistinct genetic unitsMitochondrial DNA sequencesMainland South AmericaSouth AmericaEvolutionary relationshipsPhylogenetic reconstructionSeparate colonizationsSouthern subspeciesPinta IslandChaco tortoisesDNA sequencesGalápagos IslandsClosest livingG. chilensisGenetic unitsSubspeciesCharles DarwinTortoisesLarge islandsSan CristobalChilensisLast survivor