2013
The genetic legacy of Lonesome George survives: Giant tortoises with Pinta Island ancestry identified in Galápagos
Edwards D, Benavides E, Garrick R, Gibbs J, Russello M, Dion K, Hyseni C, Flanagan J, Tapia W, Caccone A. The genetic legacy of Lonesome George survives: Giant tortoises with Pinta Island ancestry identified in Galápagos. Biological Conservation 2013, 157: 225-228. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.10.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLonesome GeorgeGiant tortoise speciesFirst-generation hybridsPurebred individualsAdditional hybridsPinta IslandGeneration hybridsGenetic legacyTortoise speciesGiant tortoisesSpecies recoveryGalápagos ArchipelagoRelative abundanceIsabela IslandTortoisesUnrelated individualsAdditional individualsAncestryHybridsIslands
2008
Historical DNA analysis reveals living descendants of an extinct species of Galápagos tortoise
Poulakakis N, Glaberman S, Russello M, Beheregaray LB, Ciofi C, Powell JR, Caccone A. Historical DNA analysis reveals living descendants of an extinct species of Galápagos tortoise. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 15464-15469. PMID: 18809928, PMCID: PMC2563078, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0805340105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMuseum specimensHistorical DNA analysisDiversification of organismsCaptive breeding programsIsland of FloreanaModern DNA techniquesMicrosatellite dataGalápagos tortoisesConservation biologyMitochondrial DNANatural selectionExtinct speciesExtinct taxaBreeding programsGiant tortoisesIntense harvestingGenetic analysisGenetic dataGalápagos ArchipelagoTortoise populationsDNA techniquesHuman exploitationNearby islandsEnough individualsSpecies
2006
A set of highly discriminating microsatellite loci for the Galápagos marine iguana Amblyrhynchus cristatus
STEINFARTZ S, CACCONE A. A set of highly discriminating microsatellite loci for the Galápagos marine iguana Amblyrhynchus cristatus. Molecular Ecology Resources 2006, 6: 927-929. DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2006.01402.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
The origin of captive Galápagos tortoises based on DNA analysis: implications for the management of natural populations
Burns C, Ciofi C, Beheregaray L, Fritts T, Gibbs J, Márquez C, Milinkovitch M, Powell J, Caccone A. The origin of captive Galápagos tortoises based on DNA analysis: implications for the management of natural populations. Animal Conservation 2003, 6: 329-337. DOI: 10.1017/s1367943003003408.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNatural populationsMtDNA haplotypesCaptive individualsMtDNA control region haplotypesDistinct mtDNA haplotypesControl region haplotypesMultilocus microsatellite genotypesCaptive breeding programsSpecies management plansNumber of breedersLonesome GeorgeCharles Darwin Research StationCR haplotypesEvolutionary originGalápagos tortoisesIsland populationsMicrosatellite genotypesRegion haplotypesGiant tortoisesGalápagos IslandsGalápagos ArchipelagoGeographic originMolecular techniquesHaplotypesCaptive tortoises