2009
Mitochondrial DNA variation in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) from Italy: Evidence of admixture in one of the last C. c. italicus pure populations from central‐southern Italy
Gentile G, Vernesi C, Vicario S, Pecchioli E, Caccone A, Bertorelle G, Sbordoni V. Mitochondrial DNA variation in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) from Italy: Evidence of admixture in one of the last C. c. italicus pure populations from central‐southern Italy. Ethology Ecology & Evolution 2009, 76: 16-27. DOI: 10.1080/11250000802018725.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMitochondrial DNA control regionIncomplete lineage sortingDNA control regionMitochondrial DNA variationEvidence of admixturePure populationsGenetic structuringLineage sortingMtDNA haplotypesDNA variationCentral populationsMtDNA variationUnique haplotypesControl regionApennine populationsSequence dataOwn subspeciesRoe deerST valuesEuropean populationsHaplotypesItalian peninsulaManagement implicationsCentral-southern ItalySubspecies
2004
Variation in an intron sequence of the voltage‐gated sodium channel gene correlates with genetic differentiation between Anopheles gambiae s.s. molecular forms
Gentile G, Santolamazza F, Fanello C, Petrarca V, Caccone A, Della Torre A. Variation in an intron sequence of the voltage‐gated sodium channel gene correlates with genetic differentiation between Anopheles gambiae s.s. molecular forms. Insect Molecular Biology 2004, 13: 371-377. PMID: 15271209, DOI: 10.1111/j.0962-1075.2004.00494.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVoltage-gated sodium channel geneSodium channel geneGenetic differentiationGenetic variationChannel genesPossible selective sweepMajor haplotypesSingle mutational stepAnopheles gambiae MRDNA sitesGene flowSelective sweepsMutational stepsTaxonomic statusIntron sequencesGambiae MMolecular formsIntron ISingle localityIntronic regionsAnopheles gambiae s.Additional haplotypesGambiae s.HaplotypesGenes
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