The climatic cycles with subsequent glacial and intergalcial periods have had a great impact
on the distribution and evolution of species. Using genetic analytical tools considerably …

DNA sequence indicates the Lacertidae contain two subfamilies, Gallotiinae and Lacertinae,
the latter comprising two monophyletic tribes, the Eremiadini of Africa and arid southwest …

The Mediterranean peninsulas contain much genetic and species diversity, which
decreases toward higher latitudes in Europe. In considering how such diversity evolved …

Aim In contrast to the attention given to southern Europe both as a centre of speciation and
differentiation and as a Pleistocene refugium of Western Palaearctic taxa, North Africa has …

A critical review of the evolutionary biology of Iberian and North African lizard members of
the genus Podarcis (Lacertidae) based on phylogeny, phylogeography, morphometrics …

Variation in 815bp of mitochondrial DNA from two gene fragments (300bp of cytochrome b
and 395–515bp of 12S rRNA) for 26 Malpolon monspessulanus, and cytochrome b for a …

Background Little attention has been paid to the consequences of the last landbridge
between Africa and Sicily on Mediterranean biogeography. Previous paleontological and …

Evolutionary inference based on molecular phylogenetic methods has profoundly modified
the way that we understand biological diversity, unravelling a higher evolutionary diversity …

Abstract West European Rock lizards, Lacerta (Iberolacerta) have small widely separated
ranges in highland areas. Mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences corroborate the …

Genetic divergence in bat communities was assessed on both sides of the Straits of Gibraltar
and cryptic diversity was examined. Screening was carried out using partial sequences of …