2006
An analysis of species boundaries and biogeographic patterns in a cryptic species complex: The rotifer—Brachionus plicatilis
Suatoni E, Vicario S, Rice S, Snell T, Caccone A. An analysis of species boundaries and biogeographic patterns in a cryptic species complex: The rotifer—Brachionus plicatilis. Molecular Phylogenetics And Evolution 2006, 41: 86-98. PMID: 16815046, DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.04.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCryptic species complexSpecies conceptSpecies boundariesCryptic complexesSpecies complexRotifer Brachionus plicatilisGenealogical species conceptMolecular sequence divergenceBiological species conceptEvidence of isolationMultiple species conceptsDifferent species conceptsLarge geographic scalesReproductive isolationMolecular phylogeneticsSpecies hypothesesBiogeographic patternsPhylogenetic dataSequence divergencePassive dispersalLarge vertebratesMarine invertebratesPhylogenetic studiesReproductive successCosmopolitan species
2004
Giant tortoises are not so slow: Rapid diversification and biogeographic consensus in the Galápagos
Beheregaray L, Gibbs J, Havill N, Fritts T, Powell J, Caccone A. Giant tortoises are not so slow: Rapid diversification and biogeographic consensus in the Galápagos. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 6514-6519. PMID: 15084743, PMCID: PMC404076, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0400393101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGiant Galápagos tortoisesGalápagos tortoisesGreat natural laboratoryGenetic variationDivergent monophyletic cladesHistory of diversificationIsolated oceanic archipelagoPatterns of colonizationBiogeographic predictionsEvolutionary diversificationGene flowEndemic haplotypesExtant populationsLimited dispersalOceanic archipelagosBiogeographic patternsEvolutionary eventsBiological diversificationMonophyletic cladeMtDNA sequencesRapid diversificationGenetic interchangeRange expansionOlder islandsGiant tortoises