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    Genetic structure of Rhinoceros Rock Iguanas, Cyclura cornuta, in the Dominican Republic, with insights into the impact of captive facilities and the taxonomic status of Cyclura on Mona Island

    Hispaniola is the second largest island in the Caribbean and harbors an extensive amount of biodiversity. The geologic history and resulting complex topography of the island has led to significant differentiat...

    Stesha A. Pasachnik, Giuliano Colosimo, Rosanna Carreras-De León in Conservation Genetics (2020)

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    Molecular variation and population structure in critically endangered Turks and Caicos Rock Iguanas: identifying intraspecific conservation units and revising subspecific taxonomy

    For species living in naturally fragmented habitats, the identification of conservation units is particularly challenging. Turks and Caicos Rock Iguanas, Cyclura carinata, are endemic to the Turks and Caicos Isla...

    Mark E. Welch, Giuliano Colosimo, Stesha A. Pasachnik in Conservation Genetics (2017)

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    Gene trees, species and species trees in the Ctenosaura palearis clade

    The growing use of molecular systematics in conservation has increased the importance of accurate resolution of taxonomic units and relationships. DNA data relate most directly to genealogies, which need not h...

    Stesha A. Pasachnik, Arthur C. Echternacht in Conservation Genetics (2010)

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    Gene flow between an endangered endemic iguana, and its wide spread relative, on the island of Utila, Honduras: when is hybridization a threat?

    The island endemic Ctenosaura bakeri was listed as critically endangered by the IUCN Redlist Assessment in 2004, 7 years after it was recognized as a distinct species. C. bakeri occupies a portion of Utila, a sma...

    Stesha A. Pasachnik, Benjamin M. Fitzpatrick, Thomas J. Near in Conservation Genetics (2009)