The metabolic performance of ectotherms is expected to be driven by the environment in
which they live. Ecologically similar species with contrasting elevation distributions occurring …

Aim We aimed to assess potential climate change impacts on the distribution of a cold‐
adapted terrestrial amphibian that shows strong intraspecific differentiation. Location Alps …

The so-called glacial refugia, formed during the Pleistocene climatic oscillations, played a
major role in sha** the distribution of European species, triggering migrations or isolating …

Information on the trophic ecology of the Alpine salamander, Salamandra atra, is scattered
and anecdotal. We studied for the first time the trophic niche and prey availability of a …

In this paper we studied the diet in four allopatric populations of alpine salamanders in the
Dinarides (Salamandra atra prenjensis). Food consumption was assessed by stomach …

Separate populations at the edge of a species range are receiving great attention and have
been shown to be often different from populations in the core area. However, it has rarely …

Amphibian populations world-wide are threatened by declines and extinctions mainly due to
habitat loss and fragmentation. Habitat fragmentation threatens the yellow-bellied toad …

The wetland areas of the mountainous region of Serbia occupy a relatively small surface, but
they have exceptional importance in the protection and preservation of overall biodiversity …

A deeper phylogeographic structure is expected for slow‐dispersing habitat specialists
compared to widespread adaptable species, especially in topographically complex regions …

The subspecies concept is not only useful to assess the evolutionary history of species and
therefore describe their evolutionary potential, but it also has corollaries for defining …