Island survivors: population genetic structure and demography of the critically endangered giant lizard of La Gomera, <I>Gallotia bravoana</I>

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The giant lizard of La Gomera (Gallotia bravoana), is an endemic lacertid of this Canary Island that lives confined to a very restricted area of occupancy in a steep cliff, and is catalogued as Critically Endangered by IUCN. We present the first population genetic analysis of the wild population as well as of captive-born individuals (for which paternity data are available) from a recovery center. Current genetic variability, and inferred past demographic changes were determined in order to discern the relative contribution of natural versus human-mediated effects on the observed decline in population size. PMID: 25421732

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Gonzalez, Elena G., Cerón-Souza, Ivania, Mateo, José A., and Zardoya, Rafael. 2014. "<a href="https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/25042">Island survivors: population genetic structure and demography of the critically endangered giant lizard of La Gomera, <I>Gallotia bravoana</I></a>." <em>BMC Genetics</em>, 15, (1). <a href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s12863-014-0121-8">https://doi.org/10.1186/s12863-014-0121-8</a>.

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