Phylogeographic history and gene flow among giant Galápagos tortoises on southern Isabela Island

Volcanic islands represent excellent models with which to study the effect of vicariance on colonization and dispersal, particularly when the evolution of genetic diversity mirrors the sequence of geological events that led to island formation. Phylogeographic inference, however, can be particularly...

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Published in:Genetics (Austin) 2006-03, Vol.172 (3), p.1727-1744
Main Authors: Ciofi, Claudio, Wilson, Gregory A, Beheregaray, Luciano B, Marquez, Cruz, Gibbs, James P, Tapia, Washington, Snell, Howard L, Caccone, Adalgisa, Powell, Jeffrey R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal populations
Animals
Base Pair Mismatch - genetics
DNA, Mitochondrial - genetics
Ecuador
Environmental conditions
Gene Flow
Genetic diversity
Genetic Variation
Geochelone nigra
History
Investigations
Isabela I
Methods
Microsatellite Repeats
Mitochondrial DNA
Phylogeny
Processes
Turtles - genetics
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Summary:Volcanic islands represent excellent models with which to study the effect of vicariance on colonization and dispersal, particularly when the evolution of genetic diversity mirrors the sequence of geological events that led to island formation. Phylogeographic inference, however, can be particularly challenging for recent dispersal events within islands, where the antagonistic effects of land bridge formation and vicariance can affect movements of organisms with limited dispersal ability. We investigated levels of genetic divergence and recovered signatures of dispersal events for 631 Galápagos giant tortoises across the volcanoes of Sierra Negra and Cerro Azul on the island of Isabela. These volcanoes are among the most recent formations in the Galápagos (
ISSN:0016-6731
1943-2631
DOI:10.1534/genetics.105.047860