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University of Florence: Florence, IT

2024-11-01 to present | Full Professor (Department of Biology)
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University of Florence: Florence, Toscana, IT

2015-12-01 to 2024-10-31 | Associate Professor (Department of Biology)
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University of Florence: Florence, Toscana, IT

2006-09-01 to 2015-11-30 | Assistant Professor (Department of Evolutionary Biology)
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University of Florence: Florence, Toscana, IT

2003-02-01 to 2006-08-31 | Research Associate (Department of Animal Biology and Genetics)
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Yale University: New Haven, CT, US

2000-07-01 to 2002-06-30 | Gaylord Donnelley Environmental Postdoctoral Associate (Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology)
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Smithsonian Institution: Washington, US

2000-01-01 to 2000-03-31 | Short-term Fellowship Invited position (Center for Conservation Genomics)
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Education and qualifications (3)

University of Kent: Canterbury, Kent, GB

1995-11-01 to 1998-11-01 | Ph.D. (Durrell Institute for Conservation and Ecology)
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University of Kent: Canterbury, Kent, GB

1993-09-01 to 1995-07-01 | M.Sc. (Durrell Institute for Conservation and Ecology)
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University of Florence: Florence, Toscana, IT

1983-11-01 to 1989-11-01 | Laurea in Natural Sciences (Department of Animal Biology and Genetics)
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A chromosome-level genome assembly of the European green toad (Bufotes viridis)

G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics
2025-03-18 | Journal article
Contributors: Patrik Rödin-Mörch; Ignas Bunikis; Eunkyoung Choi; Claudio Ciofi; Genevieve Diedericks; Maria Angela Diroma; Elísabet Einarsdóttir; Kristofer Försäter; Julia Heintz; Linnea Jonsäll et al.
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Whole genome sequencing reveals how plasticity and genetic differentiation underlie sympatric morphs of Arctic charr

2025-02-17 | Preprint
Contributors: Khrystyna Kurta; Mariano Olivera Fedi; Kendall Baker; Tom Barker; Leah Catchpole; Claudio Ciofi; Arianna Cocco; Genevieve Diedericks; Maria Diroma; Kjetil Hindar et al.
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Whole genome sequencing reveals how plasticity and genetic differentiation underlie sympatric morphs of Arctic charr

2025-02-10 | Preprint
Contributors: Khrystyna Kurta; Mariano Olivera Fedi; Kendall Baker; Tom Barker; Leah Catchpole; Claudio Ciofi; Arianna Cocco; Genevieve Diedericks; Maria Angela Diroma; Kjetil Hindar et al.
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Early detection of rare and elusive endangered species using environmental DNA: a case study for the Eurasian otter and the white-clawed crayfish in northwestern Italy

Conservation Genetics
2024-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Lorenzo Ballini; Dario Ottonello; Valentina Repetto; Chiara Natali; Giacomo Chini; Livia Tolve; Claudio Ciofi; Sara Fratini; Alessio Iannucci
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Chromosome-Level Reference Genome of the Ponza Grayling (Hipparchia sbordonii), an Italian Endemic and Endangered Butterfly

Genome Biology and Evolution
2024-07-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Sebastiano Fava; Marco Sollitto; Mbarsid Racaku; Alessio Iannucci; Andrea Benazzo; Lorena Ancona; Paolo Gratton; Fiorella Florian; Alberto Pallavicini; Claudio Ciofi et al.
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The European Reference Genome Atlas: piloting a decentralised approach to equitable biodiversity genomics

2023-09-28 | Preprint
Contributors: Ann M Mc Cartney; Giulio Formenti; Alice Mouton; Claudio Ciofi; Robert M Waterhouse; Camila J Mazzoni; Diego De Panis; Luisa S Schlude Marins; Henrique G Leitao; Genevieve Diedericks et al.
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Reference genome of the antLasius platythorax

2023-07-19 | Preprint
Contributors: Barbara Feldmeyer; Nadège Guiglielmoni; Joseph Kirangwa; Florian Menzel; Judit Salces-Ortiz; Rosa Fernández; Elena Buena Atienza; Claudio Ciofi; Maria Angela Diroma; Alessio Iannucci et al.
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Biodiversity: an atlas of European reference genomes

Nature
2023-07-13 | Journal article
Contributors: Camila J. Mazzoni; Claudio Ciofi; Robert M. Waterhouse
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Beyond plumage: acrobatic courtship displays show intermediate patterns in manakin hybrids

Animal Behaviour
2023-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Julia Barske; Matthew J. Fuxjager; Claudio Ciofi; Chiara Natali; Barney A. Schlinger; Tim Billo; Leonida Fusani
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Global phylogeography of ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys spp.): evolution, demography, connectivity, and conservation

Conservation Genetics
2022-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Sibelle Torres Vilaça; Anelise Torres Hahn; Eugenia Naro-Maciel; F. Alberto Abreu-Grobois; Brian W. Bowen; Jaqueline C. Castilhos; Claudio Ciofi; Nancy N. FitzSimmons; Michael P. Jensen; Angela Formia et al.
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The influence of tropical seasonality on breeding phenology, growth, survival and movement of a large reptile (Varanus komodoensis)

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
2022-07-13 | Journal article
Contributors: Tim S Jessop; Deni Purwandana; M Jeri Imansyah; Claudio Ciofi; Y Jackson Benu; Achmad Arieifandy
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Population structure, genomic diversity and demographic history of Komodo dragons inferred from whole‐genome sequencing

Molecular Ecology
2021-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Alessio Iannucci; Andrea Benazzo; Chiara Natali; Evy Ayu Arida; Moch Samsul Arifin Zein; Tim S. Jessop; Giorgio Bertorelle; Claudio Ciofi
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Bridging the Gap between Vertebrate Cytogenetics and Genomics with Single-Chromosome Sequencing (ChromSeq)

Genes
2021-01-19 | Journal article
Contributors: Alessio Iannucci; Alexey I. Makunin; Artem P. Lisachov; Claudio Ciofi; Roscoe Stanyon; Marta Svartman; Vladimir A. Trifonov
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Identifying island safe havens to prevent the extinction of the World’s largest lizard from global warming

Ecology and Evolution
2020-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Alice R. Jones; Tim S. Jessop; Achmad Ariefiandy; Barry W. Brook; Stuart C. Brown; Claudio Ciofi; Yunias Jackson Benu; Deni Purwandana; Tamen Sitorus; Tom M. L. Wigley et al.
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Assessment of rodenticide resistance, eradication units, and pathogen prevalence in black rat populations from a Mediterranean biodiversity hotspot (Pontine Archipelago)

Biological Invasions
2020-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Sara Fratini; Chiara Natali; Stefania Zanet; Alessio Iannucci; Dario Capizzi; Iacopo Sinibaldi; Paolo Sposimo; Claudio Ciofi
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Cytogenetic of Brachyura (Decapoda): testing technical aspects for obtaining metaphase chromosomes in six mangrove crab species

Caryologia. International Journal of Cytology
2020-04-02 | Journal article
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Mating frequency and colony genetic structure analyses reveal unexpected polygyny in the Mediterranean acrobat ant Crematogaster scutellaris

Ethology Ecology & Evolution
2020-03-03 | Journal article
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Assessment of seasonal variation of diet composition in rodents using DNA barcoding and Real-Time PCR

Scientific Reports
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85072847742

Contributors: Dell’Agnello, F.; Natali, C.; Bertolino, S.; Fattorini, L.; Fedele, E.; Foggi, B.; Martini, M.; Pisani, C.; Riga, F.; Sgarlata, A. et al.
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Conserved sex chromosomes and karyotype evolution in monitor lizards (Varanidae)

Heredity
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85060539870

Contributors: Iannucci, A.; Altmanová, M.; Ciofi, C.; Ferguson-Smith, M.; Milan, M.; Pereira, J.C.; Pether, J.; Rehák, I.; Rovatsos, M.; Stanyon, R. et al.
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First record of VKORC1 sequence mutation associated with resistance to anticoagulant rodenticides in italian individuals of Mus musculus domesticus

Hystrix
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85073751819

Contributors: Iannucci, A.; Natali, C.; Capizzi, D.; Sinibaldi, I.; Sposimo, P.; Ciofi, C.; Fratini, S.
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Genome of the Komodo dragon reveals adaptations in the cardiovascular and chemosensory systems of monitor lizards

Nature Ecology and Evolution
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85069907719

Contributors: Lind, A.L.; Lai, Y.Y.Y.; Mostovoy, Y.; Holloway, A.K.; Iannucci, A.; Mak, A.C.Y.; Fondi, M.; Orlandini, V.; Eckalbar, W.L.; Milan, M. et al.
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Giant tortoise genomes provide insights into longevity and age-related disease

Nature Ecology and Evolution
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85058005281

Contributors: Quesada, V.; Freitas-Rodríguez, S.; Miller, J.; Pérez-Silva, J.G.; Jiang, Z.-F.; Tapia, W.; Santiago-Fernández, O.; Campos-Iglesias, D.; Kuderna, L.F.K.; Quinzin, M. et al.
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Host-microbiota interactions shed light on mortality events in the striped venus clam Chamelea gallina

Molecular Ecology
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85073592829

Contributors: Milan, M.; Smits, M.; Dalla Rovere, G.; Iori, S.; Zampieri, A.; Carraro, L.; Martino, C.; Papetti, C.; Ianni, A.; Ferri, N. et al.
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Insights into Emydid Turtle Cytogenetics: The European Pond Turtle as a Model Species

Cytogenetic and Genome Research
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85059934304

Contributors: Iannucci, A.; Svartman, M.; Bellavita, M.; Chelazzi, G.; Stanyon, R.; Ciofi, C.
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Isolating chromosomes of the komodo dragon: New tools for comparative mapping and sequence assembly

Cytogenetic and Genome Research
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85060205083

Contributors: Iannucci, A.; Altmanova, M.; Ciofi, C.; Ferguson-Smith, M.; Pereira, J.C.; Rehák, I.; Stanyon, R.; Velensky, P.; Rovatsos, M.; Kratochvíl, L. et al.
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Molecular identification of imported red wood ant populations in the Campigna Biogenetic Nature Reserve (Foreste Casentinesi National Park, Italy)

Conservation Genetics Resources
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85050657493

Contributors: Masoni, A.; Frizzi, F.; Natali, C.; Bernasconi, C.; Ciofi, C.; Santini, G.
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A comprehensive mitochondrial DNA mixed-stock analysis clarifies the composition of loggerhead turtle aggregates in the Adriatic Sea

Marine Biology
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85044616882

Contributors: Tolve, L.; Casale, P.; Formia, A.; Garofalo, L.; Lazar, B.; Natali, C.; Novelletto, A.; Vallini, C.; Bužan, E.; Chelazzi, G. et al.
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Effects of human activities on Komodo dragons in Komodo National Park

Biodiversity and Conservation
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85050963895

Contributors: Ardiantiono; Jessop, T.S.; Purwandana, D.; Ciofi, C.; Jeri Imansyah, M.; Panggur, M.R.; Ariefiandy, A.
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Erratum: Author Correction: Identification of Genetically Important Individuals of the Rediscovered Floreana Galápagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis elephantopus) Provides Founders for Species Restoration Program (Scientific reports (2017) 7 1 (11471))

Scientific reports
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85070487682

Contributors: Miller, J.M.; Quinzin, M.C.; Poulakakis, N.; Gibbs, J.P.; Beheregaray, L.B.; Garrick, R.C.; Russello, M.A.; Ciofi, C.; Edwards, D.L.; Hunter, E.A. et al.
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Exploring mechanisms and origins of reduced dispersal in island Komodo dragons

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85056653900

Contributors: Jessop, T.S.; Ariefiandy, A.; Purwandana, D.; Ciofi, C.; Imansyah, J.; Benu, Y.J.; Fordham, D.A.; Forsyth, D.M.; Mulder, R.A.; Phillips, B.L.
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Population genetic analysis of invasive black rats: Defining eradication units in the Tuscan Archipelago National Park

Hystrix
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85063011493

Contributors: Iannucci, A.; Natali, C.; Ciofi, C.; Sposimo, P.; Fratini, S.
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Theory, practice, and conservation in the age of genomics: The Galápagos giant tortoise as a case study

Evolutionary Applications
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85050089486

Contributors: Gaughran, S.J.; Quinzin, M.C.; Miller, J.M.; Garrick, R.C.; Edwards, D.L.; Russello, M.A.; Poulakakis, N.; Ciofi, C.; Beheregaray, L.B.; Caccone, A.
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Genetic Pedigree Analysis of the Pilot Breeding Program for the Rediscovered Galapagos Giant Tortoise from Floreana Island

Journal of Heredity
2018-08-24 | Journal article
Contributors: Joshua M Miller; Maud C Quinzin; Elizabeth H Scheibe; Claudio Ciofi; Fredy Villalva; Washington Tapia; Adalgisa Caccone
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Relatedness within and between leks of golden-collared manakin differ between sexes and age classes

Behavioral Ecology
2018-08-18 | Journal article
Contributors: Leonida Fusani; Julia Barske; Chiara Natali; Guido Chelazzi; Claudio Ciofi
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A first estimate of sea turtle bycatch in the industrial trawling fishery of Gabon

Biodiversity and Conservation
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85019715872

Contributors: Casale, P.; Abitsi, G.; Aboro, M.P.; Agamboue, P.D.; Agbode, L.; Allela, N.L.; Angueko, D.; Bibang Bi Nguema, J.N.; Boussamba, F.; Cardiec, F. et al.
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Abundance and genetic diversity responses of a lizard (Eulamprus heatwolei) to logging disturbance

Australian Journal of Zoology
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85049245027

Contributors: Lyndon-Gee, F.; Sumner, J.; Hu, Y.; Ciofi, C.; Jessop, T.S.
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Dispersal of green turtles from Africa's largest rookery assessed through genetic markers

Marine Ecology Progress Series
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85020486762

Contributors: Patrício, A.R.; Formia, A.; Barbosa, C.; Broderick, A.C.; Bruford, M.; Carreras, C.; Catry, P.; Ciofi, C.; Regalla, A.; Godley, B.J.
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Identification of Genetically Important Individuals of the Rediscovered Floreana Galápagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis elephantopus) Provide Founders for Species Restoration Program

Scientific Reports
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85029292521

Contributors: Miller, J.M.; Quinzin, M.C.; Poulakakis, N.; Gibbs, J.P.; Beheregaray, L.B.; Garrick, R.C.; Russello, M.A.; Ciofi, C.; Edwards, D.L.; Hunter, E.A. et al.
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Patterns of gene flow along linear habitats: Population genetics of the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) in floodplain ponds

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85021267136

Contributors: Ciofi, C.; Levato, S.; Manfredi, T.; Natali, C.; Nazirides, T.; Tepsich, A.; Crivelli, A.J.; Chelazzi, G.
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Pleometrotic colony foundation in the ant Crematogaster scutellaris (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): better be alone than in bad company

Myrmecological News
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85040603571

Contributors: Masoni, A.; Frizzi, F.; Mattioli, M.; Turillazzi, S.; Ciofi, C.; Santini, G.
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Serpentine soils affect heavy metal tolerance but not genetic diversity in a common Mediterranean ant

Chemosphere
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85017440218

Contributors: Frizzi, F.; Masoni, A.; Çelikkol, M.; Palchetti, E.; Ciofi, C.; Chelazzi, G.; Santini, G.
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Ecological allometries and niche use dynamics across komodo dragon ontogeny

Science of Nature
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85007179076

Contributors: Purwandana, D.; Ariefiandy, A.; Jeri Imansyah, M.; Seno, A.; Ciofi, C.; Letnic, M.; Jessop, T.S.
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Genetic relatedness affects socio-spatial organization in a solitary carnivore, the European pine marten

Hystrix
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85025455137

Contributors: Bartolommei, P.; Gasperini, S.; Manzo, E.; Natali, C.; Ciofi, C.; Cozzolino, R.
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Stable isotope analysis of trophic niche in two co-occurring native and invasive terrapins, Emys orbicularis and Trachemys scripta elegans

Biological Invasions
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84981203650

Contributors: Balzani, P.; Vizzini, S.; Santini, G.; Masoni, A.; Ciofi, C.; Ricevuto, E.; Chelazzi, G.
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Temporal and spatial dynamics of insular rusa deer and wild pig populations in komodo national park

Journal of Mammalogy
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85023190740

Contributors: AriefiAndy, A.; Forsyth, D.M.; Purwandana, D.; Imansyah, J.; Ciofi, C.; RudihArto, H.; Seno, A.; Jessop, S.T.
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Conservation of Komodo dragons Varanus komodoensis in the Wae Wuul nature reserve, Flores, Indonesia: A multidisciplinary approach

International Zoo Yearbook
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84929951956

Contributors: Ariefiandy, A.; Purwandana, D.; Natali, C.; Imansyah, M.J.; Surahman, M.; Jessop, T.S.; Ciofi, C.
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Development of microsatellites for the genus Salamandrina: A tool to discriminate between northern and southern spectacled salamanders (Salamandrina perspicillata and Salamandrina terdigitata) and their hybrids

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84945373172

Contributors: Ventura, A.; Ciofi, C.; Natali, C.; Mattoccia, M.
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Evaluating environmental, demographic and genetic effects on population-level survival in an island endemic

Ecography
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84942320679

Contributors: Purwandana, D.; Ariefiandy, A.; Imansyah, M.J.; Ciofi, C.; Forsyth, D.M.; Gormley, A.M.; Rudiharto, H.; Seno, A.; Fordham, D.A.; Gillespie, G. et al.
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Genetics and conservation on Islands: The Galaápagos giant tortoise as a case study

Population Genetics for Animal Conservation
2015 | Book
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2-s2.0-77649249984

Contributors: Ciofi, C.; Caccone, A.; Beheregaray, L.B.; Milinkovitch, M.C.; Russello, M.; Powell, J.R.
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Population genetic structure of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Adriatic Sea and contiguous regions: Implications for international conservation

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84926419445

Contributors: Gaspari, S.; Holcer, D.; Mackelworth, P.; Fortuna, C.; Frantzis, A.; Genov, T.; Vighi, M.; Natali, C.; Rako, N.; Banchi, E. et al.
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