2017
Self-righting potential and the evolution of shell shape in Galápagos tortoises
Chiari Y, van der Meijden A, Caccone A, Claude J, Gilles B. Self-righting potential and the evolution of shell shape in Galápagos tortoises. Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 15828. PMID: 29192279, PMCID: PMC5709378, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-15787-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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