2008
Colonization and diversification of Galpagos terrestrial fauna: a phylogenetic and biogeographical synthesis
Parent C, Caccone A, Petren K. Colonization and diversification of Galpagos terrestrial fauna: a phylogenetic and biogeographical synthesis. Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences 2008, 363: 3347-3361. PMID: 18782729, PMCID: PMC2607378, DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2008.0118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTerrestrial faunaPhylogenetic studiesDivergence of populationsSimilar geological historyDistinct evolutionary historiesMolecular phylogenetic studiesRemote oceanic islandsRange of organismsStudy of diversificationHabitat specializationBiogeographical synthesisGeological historyLow vagilityDiverse habitatsEvolutionary historyGeological formationsOceanic islandsGroup of islandsGalápagos IslandsRemarkable settingUnique assemblageComparable climateEvolutionary processesFaunaIslands
2005
A rapid loss of stripes: the evolutionary history of the extinct quagga
Leonard J, Rohland N, Glaberman S, Fleischer R, Caccone A, Hofreiter M. A rapid loss of stripes: the evolutionary history of the extinct quagga. Biology Letters 2005, 1: 291-295. PMID: 17148190, PMCID: PMC1617154, DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2005.0323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvolutionary historyDNA sequencesShort mitochondrial DNA sequencesMitochondrial DNA sequencesPlains zebraLittle genetic diversityPleistocene climate changePhylogeographic patternsGenetic diversityHolarctic faunaExtinct quaggaFirst extinct speciesAncient DNAExtinct speciesMuseum skinsGenetic informationQuaggaZebraDNARapid lossGlacial MaximumSequenceClimate changeFaunaSpecies