Lineage Identification and Genealogical Relationships Among Captive Galápagos Tortoises
Benavides E, Russello M, Boyer D, Wiese R, Kajdacsi B, Marquez L, Garrick R, Caccone A. Lineage Identification and Genealogical Relationships Among Captive Galápagos Tortoises. Zoo Biology 2011, 31: 107-120. PMID: 21674601, DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenealogical relationshipsGalápagos tortoisesEx situ conservation programsMicrosatellite genotypic dataSan Diego ZooGalápagos giant tortoisesWild-born individualsSitu conservation programsLevels of relatednessDetailed management recommendationsSanta Cruz IslandEvolutionary lineagesAssignment testsGenetic toolsSpecies designationRelated foundersGiant tortoisesGenotypic dataUnknown ancestryHaplotypic dataPedigree relationshipsDifferent speciesLineage identificationIsabela IslandConservation programs