Acknowledgements
This study was performed as part of the Floreana Island Ecological Restoration Project under research permits PC-28-18 approved by the Directorate of the Galápagos National Park, and MAE-DNB-CM-2016-0060 issued by the Ecuadorian Ministry of Environment. For help in the field we thank Freddy Villamar, Victor Carrion, Chad Hanson and Karl Campbell. We also thank Claudia Terán (QCAZ) for processing most samples in the molecular laboratory at PUCE. Field work and sample collection efforts were supported by Island Conservation, Galápagos National Park Directorate, Galápagos Conservation Trust, Lindblad-National Geographic Fund, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, while laboratory work was supported by PUCE (project QINV0194-IINV529010100).
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