@article {Loire101980, author = {Etienne Loire and Nicolas Galtier}, title = {Lacking conservation genomics in the giant Gal{\'a}pagos tortoise}, elocation-id = {101980}, year = {2017}, doi = {10.1101/101980}, publisher = {Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory}, abstract = {This preprint has been reviewed and recommended by Peer Community In Evolutionary Biology (http://dx.doi.org/10.24072/pci.evolbiol.100031).Conservation policy in the giant Gal{\'a}pagos tortoise, an iconic endangered animal, has been assisted by genetic markers for \~{}15 years: a dozen loci have been used to delineate thirteen (sub)species, between which hybridization is prevented. Here, comparative reanalysis of a previously published NGS data set reveals a conflict with traditional markers. Genetic diversity and population substructure in the giant Gal{\'a}pagos tortoise are found to be particularly low, questioning the genetic relevance of current conservation practices. Further examination of giant Galapagos tortoise population genomics is critically needed.}, URL = {https://www.biorxiv.org/content/early/2017/09/26/101980}, eprint = {https://www.biorxiv.org/content/early/2017/09/26/101980.full.pdf}, journal = {bioRxiv} }