Scale morphology is a promising, additional tool for exploring the taxonomy and ecology of freshwater fishes

B Bánó, A Bolotovskiy, B Levin, GMT Mattox… - Fish and …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
It has long been recognized that presence–absence, localisation, size, number and shape of
fish scales can be important taxonomic features. Although there are some notes on the …

The importance of seawater tolerance and native status in mediating the distribution of inland fishes

C Cano‐Barbacil, J Radinger… - Journal of …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Aim Unravelling the ecological and historical factors that underlie species distributions has
challenged ecologists for a long time. Thus, our objective is to understand the role of …

A phylogenetic and biogeographic study of Rafflesia (Rafflesiaceae) in the Philippines: Limited dispersal and high island endemism

PB Pelser, DL Nickrent, BW van Ee… - Molecular phylogenetics …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Rafflesia (Rafflesiaceae) is a small endo-holoparasitic Asian plant genus known for its
exceptionally large flowers, rare species, and high island endemism. In this study …

Historical biogeography of the Iberian Peninsula: multilocus phylogeny and ancestral area reconstruction for the freshwater fish genus Squalius (Actinopterygii …

S Perea, C Sousa‐Santos, J Robalo… - Journal of Zoological …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Iberian Peninsula is one of the most ancient geological areas in Europe. Its
complex orography is a consequence of several geological episodes related with two …

Monogeneans and chubs: Ancient host-parasite system under the looking glass

M Benovics, J Vukić, R Šanda, F Nejat… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Host-parasite coevolution is one of the fundamentals of evolutionary biology. Due to the
intertwined evolutionary history of two interacting species and reciprocal coadaptation …

Environment and host-related factors modulate gut and carapace bacterial diversity of the invasive red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii)

R Xavier, MC Soares, SM Silva, F Banha, M Gama… - Hydrobiologia, 2021‏ - Springer
The invasive red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii is present in most of the Portuguese
rivers with well-known economic and environmental impacts, being also an important …

Phylogeography and species distribution modeling unveil unnoticed Pliocene diversity: the case of a montane Iberian bush-cricket, Antaxius spinibrachius …

J Gutiérrez-Rodríguez… - Insect Systematics …, 2024‏ - academic.oup.com
The geographic distribution and systematics of many groups of insects are still understudied
across large geographic areas of the Iberian Peninsula. This lack of knowledge and the fact …

Fish distribution patterns in the White Drin (Drini i Bardhë) river, Kosovo

L Grapci-Kotori, T Vavalidis, D Zogaris… - … & Management of …, 2020‏ - kmae-journal.org
Fish assemblages and their distributions in the western Balkan rivers have rarely been
investigated. This study provides initial insights into the spatial patterns of fish distributions in …

High diversity of fish ectoparasitic monogeneans (Dactylogyrus) in the Iberian Peninsula: a case of adaptive radiation?

M Benovics, Y Desdevises, R Šanda, J Vukić… - Parasitology, 2020‏ - cambridge.org
The epicontinental fauna of the Iberian Peninsula is strongly influenced by its geographical
history. As the possibilities for dispersion of organisms into and from this region were (and …

The Importance of Baseline Health Surveillance Efforts in Freshwater Fish Conservation Using the Threatened Iberian Leuciscids as an Example

ML Grilo, C Sousa-Santos… - The Journal of …, 2024‏ - meridian.allenpress.com
Freshwater fish species are experiencing the highest decline among vertebrates in this
century. Although a great effort has been made to identify and tackle threats to the …