2007
Cryptic biodiversity in a changing world
Beheregaray L, Caccone A. Cryptic biodiversity in a changing world. BMC Biology 2007, 6: 9. PMID: 18177504, PMCID: PMC2373901, DOI: 10.1186/jbiol60.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Inbreeding Linked to Amphibian Survival in the Wild but Not in the Laboratory
Halverson M, Skelly D, Caccone A. Inbreeding Linked to Amphibian Survival in the Wild but Not in the Laboratory. Journal Of Heredity 2006, 97: 499-507. PMID: 16957048, DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esl019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWood frog larvaeDegree of inbreedingAmphibian survivalMultilocus heterozygosityWood frogsInbreedingFrog larvaeRelatedness estimatorsMeasurements of survivalMicrosatellite analysisWildLarvaeMeasures of growthAffected survivalGrowthHeterozygosityFrogsCaptivitySignificant negative relationshipSurvivalFitnessParentageNegative relationshipDevelopmentKin distribution of amphibian larvae in the wild
HALVERSON M, SKELLY D, CACCONE A. Kin distribution of amphibian larvae in the wild. Molecular Ecology 2006, 15: 1139-1145. PMID: 16599972, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294x.2006.02819.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmphibian larvaeKin selection theoryKin selection hypothesisWood frog tadpolesVertebrate groupsAnuran amphibian larvaeAnuran speciesNonreproductive animalsAnuran larvaeMicrosatellite analysisSelection hypothesisSelection theoryFrog tadpolesLarvaeSpeciesNatural conditionsTadpolesWildPondsImportant ramificationsRelativesFitnessFirst exampleFirst time