RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Lacking conservation genomics in the giant Galápagos tortoise JF bioRxiv FD Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory SP 101980 DO 10.1101/101980 A1 Etienne Loire A1 Nicolas Galtier YR 2017 UL http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2017/09/26/101980.abstract AB 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 Galápagos 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 Galápagos 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.