2015
Hybridization masks speciation in the evolutionary history of the Galápagos marine iguana
MacLeod A, Rodríguez A, Vences M, Orozco-terWengel P, García C, Trillmich F, Gentile G, Caccone A, Quezada G, Steinfartz S. Hybridization masks speciation in the evolutionary history of the Galápagos marine iguana. Proceedings Of The Royal Society B 2015, 282: 20150425. PMID: 26041359, PMCID: PMC4590447, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2015.0425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGalápagos marine iguanasEvolutionary historyMarine iguanasIncipient speciationStrong population structureGenome-wide analysisGalápagos land iguanasCommon gene poolDepth genome-wide analysisSpeciation eventsIsland speciationSister lineageEvolutionary potentialFrequent hybridizationExtant populationsLocal adaptationPhylogenetic treeGene poolSister groupPopulation structureVariable markersLand iguanasEvolutionary processesSame islandNearby islands
2006
Molecular assessment of the genetic integrity, distinctiveness and phylogeographic context of the Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) on Palau
Russello M, Brazaitis P, Gratten J, Watkins-Colwell G, Caccone A. Molecular assessment of the genetic integrity, distinctiveness and phylogeographic context of the Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) on Palau. Conservation Genetics 2006, 8: 777-787. DOI: 10.1007/s10592-006-9225-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSaltwater crocodilesC. porosusGenetic integrityMitochondrial DNA control region haplotypesDistinct management unitsMicrosatellite genotypic dataSignificant genetic differentiationControl region haplotypesInter-specific hybridizationSevere population declinesCrocodylus speciesSingle ESUPhylogeographic contextGenetic differentiationRepublic of PalauGenetic bottleneckMtDNA resultsWidespread haplotypeGene poolUndocumented speciesRegion haplotypesCrocodilian speciesGenotypic dataPopulation declineSpecial conservation