2015
Genetics of a head-start program to guide conservation of an endangered Galápagos tortoise (Chelonoidis ephippium)
Jensen E, Tapia W, Caccone A, Russello M. Genetics of a head-start program to guide conservation of an endangered Galápagos tortoise (Chelonoidis ephippium). Conservation Genetics 2015, 16: 823-832. DOI: 10.1007/s10592-015-0703-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGalápagos tortoisesEx situ conservation strategiesEx situ conservation programsWild populationsMicrosatellite genotypic dataSitu conservation strategiesSitu conservation programsGenetic variationGiant Galápagos tortoisesSignificant genetic differentiationPopulation genetic variationEx situ approachesConservation strategiesConservation interventionsConservation programsWildlife speciesCaptive foundersPinzón IslandCaptive populationsGenetic differentiationBreadth of diversityIntensive managementGiant tortoisesPrivate allelesManagement decisions
2012
Recovery of a nearly extinct Galápagos tortoise despite minimal genetic variation
Milinkovitch MC, Kanitz R, Tiedemann R, Tapia W, Llerena F, Caccone A, Gibbs JP, Powell JR. Recovery of a nearly extinct Galápagos tortoise despite minimal genetic variation. Evolutionary Applications 2012, 6: 377-383. PMID: 23467700, PMCID: PMC3586625, DOI: 10.1111/eva.12014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEspañola IslandGenetic variationEffective population sizeUnequal reproductive successMinimal genetic variationMolecular genetic analysisGalápagos tortoisesReproductive successCaptive populationsNonrandom matingBreeding regimesParental populationsGenetic analysisMorphological dataPopulation sizeTortoise sizeSpeciesCaptivityNumber of animalsTortoisesIslandsInbreedingGalápagosMatingRepatriation efforts
2009
In situ population structure and ex situ representation of the endangered Amur tiger
HENRY P, MIQUELLE D, SUGIMOTO T, McCULLOUGH D, CACCONE A, RUSSELLO M. In situ population structure and ex situ representation of the endangered Amur tiger. Molecular Ecology 2009, 18: 3173-3184. PMID: 19555412, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294x.2009.04266.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic variationPopulation genetic variationRecent population bottleneckPopulation genetic structurePotential gene flowEffective population sizeAmur tigersPostglacial colonizationWild tiger populationsGene flowGenetic structurePopulation bottlenecksNative rangeWild populationsDemographic historyGenetic diversityCaptive populationsPopulation structureDemographic contractionGene variantsHistorical contractionGenetic signaturesEcological connectivityPopulation sizeTiger populations