2021
Chapter 7 Evolution and phylogenetics
Caccone A. Chapter 7 Evolution and phylogenetics. 2021, 117-138. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-817554-5.00019-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGalapagos giant tortoisesGiant tortoise populationChapter 7 EvolutionEvolutionary historyRepopulation programsCaptive breedingGenetic diversityGiant tortoisesTortoise populationsDifferent islandsConservation programsPhylogeneticsTortoisesPhylogeographyHuman activitiesPhylogenyBreedingData helpYears of researchSpeciesNatural eventsDiversityCurrent patternsGalapagosEvolution
2018
Giant tortoise genomes provide insights into longevity and age-related disease
Quesada V, Freitas-Rodríguez S, Miller J, Pérez-Silva J, Jiang Z, Tapia W, Santiago-Fernández O, Campos-Iglesias D, Kuderna L, Quinzin M, Álvarez M, Carrero D, Beheregaray L, Gibbs J, Chiari Y, Glaberman S, Ciofi C, Araujo-Voces M, Mayoral P, Arango J, Tamargo-Gómez I, Roiz-Valle D, Pascual-Torner M, Evans B, Edwards D, Garrick R, Russello M, Poulakakis N, Gaughran S, Rueda D, Bretones G, Marquès-Bonet T, White K, Caccone A, López-Otín C. Giant tortoise genomes provide insights into longevity and age-related disease. Nature Ecology & Evolution 2018, 3: 87-95. PMID: 30510174, PMCID: PMC6314442, DOI: 10.1038/s41559-018-0733-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGiant tortoisesAge-related diseasesNew genome sequencesAldabra giant tortoiseDNA repair genesGiant tortoise populationLonesome GeorgeRelated speciesGenome sequenceEvolutionary informationVertebrate animalsGenomic determinantsTortoise populationsGenomeExcellent modelRepair genesCancer developmentTortoisesSupervised analysisGenesEvolutionary strategyGlobal analysisImportant resourceLast memberLongevityPopulation genomics through time provides insights into the consequences of decline and rapid demographic recovery through head‐starting in a Galapagos giant tortoise
Jensen E, Edwards D, Garrick R, Miller J, Gibbs J, Cayot L, Tapia W, Caccone A, Russello M. Population genomics through time provides insights into the consequences of decline and rapid demographic recovery through head‐starting in a Galapagos giant tortoise. Evolutionary Applications 2018, 11: 1811-1821. PMID: 30459831, PMCID: PMC6231475, DOI: 10.1111/eva.12682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGiant tortoisesBottleneck eventsGenetic diversityGenetic variationPopulation declineTortoise populationsPopulation sizeCurrent genetic diversityEffective population sizePopulation genetics theoryWide single nucleotide polymorphism dataCaptive breeding programsRapid demographic recoveryRecent population declineSingle nucleotide polymorphism dataGalapagos giant tortoisesNucleotide polymorphism dataRapid population declineLarge population sizesPopulation genomicsSpecies restorationLong-term persistencePopulation structureGenetic patternsGenetic theoryGenome-Wide Assessment of Diversity and Divergence Among Extant Galapagos Giant Tortoise Species
Miller J, Quinzin M, Edwards D, Eaton D, Jensen E, Russello M, Gibbs J, Tapia W, Rueda D, Caccone A. Genome-Wide Assessment of Diversity and Divergence Among Extant Galapagos Giant Tortoise Species. Journal Of Heredity 2018, 109: 611-619. PMID: 29986032, DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esy031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGiant tortoise speciesMitochondrial DNA sequencesSingle nucleotide polymorphismsTortoise speciesGenetic diversityMicrosatellite lociDNA sequencesGenotypic dataMicrosatellite genotypic dataNuclear microsatellite lociGenome-wide markersEstimates of diversityGenome-wide assessmentGalapagos giant tortoisesSpecies radiationEvolutionary geneticsSignificant unitsMitochondrial DNAPopulation structureSpecies conservationGenetic lineagesGiant tortoisesPopulation delineationTortoise populationsDNA sequencing
2009
Morphometrics Parallel Genetics in a Newly Discovered and Endangered Taxon of Galápagos Tortoise
Chiari Y, Hyseni C, Fritts T, Glaberman S, Marquez C, Gibbs J, Claude J, Caccone A. Morphometrics Parallel Genetics in a Newly Discovered and Endangered Taxon of Galápagos Tortoise. PLOS ONE 2009, 4: e6272. PMID: 19609441, PMCID: PMC2707613, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006272.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGalápagos tortoisesGenetic variationGenetic distinctionTortoise populationsNon-neutral lociStrong genetic differentiationComplex heritable traitsDiagnostic morphological charactersShell morphologyShell shape variationGenetic differentiationMitochondrial dataMonophyletic lineageMorphological charactersGiant tortoisesHeritable traitGenetic dataMost islandsSanta CruzMolecular studiesShell shapeTurtle shellTortoisesLineagesParallel Genetic
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
2003
Genetic divergence, phylogeography and conservation units of giant tortoises from Santa Cruz and Pinzón, Galápagos Islands
Beheregaray L, Ciofi C, Caccone A, Gibbs J, Powell J. Genetic divergence, phylogeography and conservation units of giant tortoises from Santa Cruz and Pinzón, Galápagos Islands. Conservation Genetics 2003, 4: 31-46. DOI: 10.1023/a:1021864214375.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSan CristóbalDeep phylogeographic structureGiant tortoise populationSanta CruzConservation effortsConservation unitsIsland radiationsPhylogeographic structurePopulation colonizationTortoise populationsGenetic structureGalápagos IslandsAdaptive divergenceReproductive isolationGiant tortoisesEnvironmental agenciesGenetic divergenceDemographic historyDescendent populationsMicrosatellite markersGenealogical relationshipsPinzónIslandsCristóbalDivergence
2002
PHYLOGEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY OF GIANT GALAPAGOS TORTOISES
Caccone A, Gentile G, Gibbs JP, Fritts T, Snell HL, Betts J, Powell JR. PHYLOGEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY OF GIANT GALAPAGOS TORTOISES. Evolution 2002, 56: 2052-2066. PMID: 12449492, DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2002.tb00131.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple colonizationsMaternal lineagesMitochondrial DNA sequence dataClear genetic differentiationDNA sequence dataSanta Cruz IslandBiological treasureComplex phylogeographyGenetic differentiationExtant islandsPinzón IslandMolecular clockDeep nodesExtant taxaSequence dataVolcan WolfYounger islandsInsular environmentsHuman transportPhylogeographyTortoise populationsTaxaIsabela IslandDistinct populationsLineagesPHYLOGEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY OF GIANT GALPAGOS TORTOISES
Caccone A, Gentile G, Gibbs J, Fritts T, Snell H, Betts J, Powell J. PHYLOGEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY OF GIANT GALPAGOS TORTOISES. Evolution 2002, 56: 2052-2066. DOI: 10.1554/0014-3820(2002)056[2052:pahogg]2.0.co;2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultiple colonizationsMaternal lineagesMitochondrial DNA sequence dataClear genetic differentiationDNA sequence dataSanta Cruz IslandBiological treasureComplex phylogeographyGenetic differentiationExtant islandsMolecular clockDeep nodesExtant taxaSequence dataVolcan WolfYounger islandsInsular environmentsHuman transportPhylogeographyTortoise populationsTaxaLineagesIsabela IslandDistinct populationsTortoises