title: Complete mitochondrial genomes of Tuatara endemic to different islands of New Zealand.
abstract: Tuatara are the sister taxon to the Squamata (including lizards and snakes) and are regarded as the most distinctive surviving reptilian genus. They are currently inhabits on offshore islands around New Zealand and have been recognized as a species in need of active conservation management. In this study, we report a total number of five nearly complete mitochondrial genomes, which were sequenced by Sanger and Next Generation DNA sequencing methods. Our phylogenomic analysis revealed distinct clustering of tuatara populations from the north and south islands of New Zealand.
authors.affiliation: Allan Wilson Centre for Molecular Ecology and Evolution, School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland , Auckland , New Zealand and.
authors.forename: Elmira
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mohandesan
authors.forename: Sankar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Subramanian
authors.forename: Craig D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Millar
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Lambert
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D005843:Geography; D062312:Islands; D008116:Lizards / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D009520:New Zealand; D010802:Phylogeny; D058974:Phylogeography
keywords: Mitochondrial genome; mtDNA; sphenodon; tuatara