Empirical and philosophical problems with the subspecies rank

FT Burbrink, BI Crother, CM Murray… - Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Species‐level taxonomy derives from empirical sources (data and techniques) that assess
the existence of spatiotemporal evolutionary lineages via various species “concepts.” These …

Diversity, distribution and molecular species delimitation in frogs and toads from the Eastern Palaearctic

C Dufresnes, SN Litvinchuk - Zoological Journal of the Linnean …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Biodiversity analyses can greatly benefit from coherent species delimitation schemes and up-
to-date distribution data. In this article, we have made the daring attempt to delimit and map …

Acknowledging more biodiversity without more species

C Dufresnes, N Poyarkov, D Jablonski - Proceedings of the national …, 2023 - pnas.org
Delimiting and naming biodiversity is a vital step toward wildlife conservation and research.
However, species delimitation must be consistent across biota so that the limited resources …

Next‐generation species delimitation and taxonomy: implications for biogeography

M Vences, A Miralles, C Dufresnes - Journal of Biogeography, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
An accurate species‐level taxonomy is paramount for biogeographical research, and
conversely, biogeographical data are of importance for species delimitation. We here review …

Piecing the barcoding puzzle of Palearctic water frogs (Pelophylax) sheds light on amphibian biogeography and global invasions

C Dufresnes, B Monod‐Broca, A Bellati… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Palearctic water frogs (genus Pelophylax) are an outstanding model in ecology and
evolution, being widespread, speciose, either threatened or threatening to other species …

Standardized nuclear markers improve and homogenize species delimitation in Metazoa

L Dietz, J Eberle, C Mayer, S Kukowka… - Methods in Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Species are the fundamental units of life and evolution. Their recognition is essential for
science and society. Molecular methods have been increasingly used for the identification of …

Genomic phylogeography illuminates deep cyto-nuclear discordances in midwife toads (Alytes)

J Ambu, Í Martínez-Solano, T Suchan… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2023 - Elsevier
The advent of genomic methods allows us to revisit the evolutionary history of organismal
groups for which robust phylogenies are still lacking, particularly in species complexes that …

Coupling of twelve putative chromosomal inversions maintains a strong barrier to gene flow between snail ecotypes

A Le Moan, S Stankowski, M Rafajlović… - Evolution …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Chromosomal rearrangements can lead to the coupling of reproductive barriers, but whether
and how they contribute to the completion of speciation remains unclear. Marine snails of …

Speciation and historical invasions of the Asian black-spined toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus)

C Dufresnes, D Jablonski, J Ambu, VK Prasad… - Nature …, 2025 - nature.com
Animal translocations provide striking examples of the human footprint on biodiversity.
Combining continental-wide genomic and DNA-barcoding analyses, we reconstructed the …

Sex chromosomes as supergenes of speciation: why amphibians defy the rules?

C Dufresnes, PA Crochet - Philosophical Transactions of …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
As reflected by the two rules of speciation (Haldane's rule and the large X-/Z-effect), sex
chromosomes are expected to behave like supergenes of speciation: they recombine only in …