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
2008
Species-specific evolution of class I MHC genes in iguanas (Order: Squamata; Subfamily: Iguaninae)
Glaberman S, Caccone A. Species-specific evolution of class I MHC genes in iguanas (Order: Squamata; Subfamily: Iguaninae). Immunogenetics 2008, 60: 371-382. PMID: 18488213, DOI: 10.1007/s00251-008-0298-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMarine iguanasSpecies-specific evolutionGalápagos land iguanasGalápagos marine iguanasDifferent phylogenetic historiesNon-avian reptilesSpecies-specific mannerClass I MHC genesMajor histocompatibility complexConservation geneticsPhylogenetic historySquamate speciesVertebrate taxaDiversified orderGenetic diversityNatural selectionMHC researchDNA dataGenetic basisLand iguanasMultiple lociMHC genesMHC studiesHost resistanceIguanas