Historical isolation of the Galápagos carpenter bee (Xylocopa darwini) despite strong flight capability and ecological amplitude. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Colonization across the Galápagos Islands by the carpenter bee (Xylocopa darwini) was reconstructed based on distribution of mitochondrial haplotypes (cytochrome oxidase II (COII) sequences) and haplotype lineages.
Pablo Vargas +4 more
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Molecular evidence for an old world origin of Galapagos and Caribbean band-winged grasshoppers (Acrididae: Oedipodinae: Sphingonotus). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Patterns of colonization and diversification on islands provide valuable insights into evolutionary processes. Due to their unique geographic position and well known history, the Galapagos Islands are an important model system for evolutionary studies ...
Martin Husemann +5 more
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Lutjanus inermis (Peters, 1869), Golden Snapper, range extension to the Galapagos Islands [PDF]
Check List, 2021 The well-cataloged marine fish fauna of the Galapagos Islands includes eight of the 12 species of snappers (Lutjanidae) found in the Tropical Eastern Pacific. A recent recreational scuba dive in the Galapagos produced photographs of an additional snapper
D. Ross Robertson +2 more
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Ancient mitogenomics elucidates diversity of extinct West Indian tortoises
Scientific Reports, 2021 We present 10 nearly complete mitochondrial genomes of the extinct tortoise Chelonoidis alburyorum from the Bahamas. While our samples represent morphologically distinct populations from six islands, their genetic divergences were shallow and resembled ...
Christian Kehlmaier +5 more
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Sustainability, 2020 The fragile ecosystem of the Galapagos Islands is being affected by population growth, intensive tourism, the exploitation of local resources and the high consumption of imported fossil fuels.
A. A. Eras-Almeida +5 more
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Evolutionary History of the Galápagos Rail Revealed by Ancient Mitogenomes and Modern Samples
Diversity, 2020 The biotas of the Galápagos Islands are one of the best studied island systems and have provided a broad model for insular species’ origins and evolution.
Jaime A. Chaves +6 more
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The Radiation of Darwin's Giant Daisies in the Galápagos Islands.
Current Biology, 2020 Evolutionary radiations on oceanic islands have fascinated biologists since Darwin's exploration of the Galápagos archipelago [1, 2]. Island radiations can provide key insights for understanding rapid speciation, including evolutionary patterns and the ...
M. Fernández‐Mazuecos +7 more
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ACI Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías, 2020 Native, endemic, and introduced vascular plants from the Galápagos Islands were processed for phytolith extraction. Modern plant specimens of 43 species were collected in the field considering the possible uses of these plant species during the first ...
Fernando Javier Astudillo
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Health status and morphometrics of Galápagos magnificent frigatebirds (Fregata magnificens magnificens) determined by hematology, biochemistry, blood gas, and physical examination [PDF]
PeerJThe magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens; MFB) is a widely distributed seabird. It has breeding areas in the tropical Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean (extending along Central America up to Baja California) (Schreiber & Burger, 2001).
Kimberly E. Guzmán +8 more
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